From payment for lost wages to medical coverage for your injuries, workers’ compensation can provide crucial financial support for you and your family. In New Jersey, most employers must carry this type of insurance for their employees. Unfortunately, there are many...
On-the-job injuries can be stressful for everybody involved, but there is a set of easy procedures that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development recommends to make these unpleasant circumstances more manageable. Please keep in mind while reading...
If you have a workplace injury that makes it difficult for you to perform your job and earn a living, you might be able to receive worker's compensation. You can use workers' compensation to cover medical bills and lost wages. In addition, you do not need to be a...
People who lose their loved ones after a workplace accident have more than just sudden grief to attend to. On top of losing the income of the deceased, there are often hospital bills and funeral costs. New Jersey workers' compensation is a tool that allows grieving...
Working in a New Jersey warehouse often involves heavy lifting and long days spent on your feet. While the general nature of warehouse work makes it dangerous, research shows that something else is a major contributor to your injury risk when working in a warehouse:...
One aspect of workers' compensation that people might not hear about is a return-to-work program. This is a strategy designed to help you acclimate to a work environment after being away for a time because of injury or illness. An RTW strategy takes time to put...
Workers' compensation covers medical expenses and lost wages associated with a job-related injury. Without this system, workers risk incurring costly treatments and employers are vulnerable to lawsuits. However, there is a gray area for those injured while on break....
No matter what kind of items you construct or fix, your workplace should always follow certain safety rules. When a competent person forgets to check on a scaffold, it can have an effect on your ability to work safely. Learning more about how negligence impacts...
Many employees are hesitant to report accidents that happen on the job for various reasons, such as retaliation by the employer. However, when you unnecessarily delay informing your employer of a workplace injury, it could jeopardize your chances of claiming workers'...
The last couple of years have been like no other for employees of all kinds in New Jersey and across the Northeast. However, some statistics recently released by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 2020 give some idea of how deadly workplace injuries are most...
