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New Jersey Postal Worker Faces Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges

Allegedly Posted Photos of Zip-Lining Vacation While Collecting Medical Disability Payments A grand jury has returned an indictment against a former New Jersey postal employee, charging him with theft by…

Legends Legal MarketingNovember 6, 2017

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Legends Legal MarketingOctober 30, 2017

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New Jersey Supreme Court to Consider Whether Employee Can Waive Right to Sue

Case Looks at Employment Contracts that Waive Third-Party Claims When you’ve been hurt at work, and your injury is caused in part by someone other than your employer or a co-employee,…

Legends Legal MarketingOctober 24, 2017

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Toms River Business Owner Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Admits to Defrauding Insurance Carrier of $600,000 A New Jersey business owner pleaded guilty to conspiracy and insurance fraud in connection with a workers’ compensation fraud scheme that allowed the company to…

Legends Legal MarketingOctober 20, 2017

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Can You Collect Workers’ Compensation and File a Personal Injury Lawsuit at the Same Time?

If you have been injured on the job, you may have been told by your employer, or by someone else, that your only recourse for your losses is to file…

Legends Legal MarketingOctober 16, 2017

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Protecting Yourself during a Workers’ Compensation Medical Exam

When you are injured on the job and file a workers’ compensation claim, your employer (and the workers’ compensation insurance provider) have the right to require that you submit to a medical…

Legends Legal MarketingOctober 10, 2017

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The Death Benefits Available in a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Claim

If you are injured or become ill because of your job, New Jersey law allows you to pursue workers’ compensation benefits to cover temporary and permanent disability, as well as…

Legends Legal MarketingOctober 3, 2017

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Your Right to Appeal a Workers’ Compensation Denial

You’ve been hurt on the job or are suffering a work-related illness and you’ve filed an application for workers’ compensation benefits, but your claim has been denied. Unfortunately, it’s a…

Legends Legal MarketingSeptember 22, 2017

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Permanent Partial Disability vs. Permanent Total Disability

Understanding Your Rights in a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Claim If you have been hurt at work, and your injuries are permanent, you will be entitled to additional cash benefits,…

Legends Legal MarketingSeptember 18, 2017

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The Benefits You Can Expect if Your Workers’ Compensation is Approved

If you have been injured on the job, or have contracted an occupational disease because of exposure to work-related conditions or substances, the New Jersey workers’ compensation laws allow you…

Legends Legal MarketingSeptember 11, 2017