When you’ve been hurt on the job, there’s an inclination to believe that your injury must be serious and catastrophic, and must be readily apparent, for you to be able…
New Jersey has allowed medical marijuana for more than seven years, with the sale of the drug permitted in January, 2010. However, even though the drug is considered legal in…
When you have been hurt on the job in New Jersey, you have the right to seek certain benefits. It’s all a part of what’s known as the “grand bargain,”…
In New Jersey, all employers are required to either carry a valid policy of workers’ compensation insurance or obtain state approval to be self-insured (to pay claims directly). There are…
If you have been hurt at work, it’s possible you’ve heard someone say something about “scheduled” and “non-scheduled” losses. Just what do those terms mean? What are the implications in…
When you’ve been injured on the job and it’s obvious that the injury was caused by some careless or negligent act by your employer or a co-employee, it can come…
In earlier blogs, we’ve talked about the requirements for qualifying for workers’ compensation benefits—you must have been hurt and the injury must have been “job-related.” In many instances, particularly if…
Under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws, you are entitled to payment of all “necessary and reasonable medical expenses” resulting from a work-related injury, including medication and hospitalization, as well as…
If you suffered an injury in the workplace, and you are awarded permanent total disability benefits, will those benefits be fixed for the rest of your life? What happens…
Suppose you have a disability from a prior work-related injury, but it doesn’t keep you from being gainfully employed. Then you suffer a new injury on the job, unrelated to…