Blog: Workers' Compensation

Common Hazards New Jersey Construction Workers Face

Jul 24, 2018

If you’re from New Jersey, chances are you pass some sort of construction on your way to work. Whether it’s road repair or constructing new buildings, construction is a line of work that requires skill, expertise and most of all, safety. It’s not surprising that working within the construction industry is dangerous. From the operation of large construction vehicles, back-over accidents, and falling objects, New Jersey construction workers come face-to-face with common hazards on a...

Maximizing Your Workers Compensation Claim

Apr 17, 2018

Work-related injuries can be devastating, life-changing and expensive. Prior to the passage of worker’s compensation laws, workers often suffered life threatening and catastrophic injuries without any type of recourse. Employees injured on the job had to prove that their employers had been negligent to be awarded any compensation, but proving a standard of care for dangerous occupations like factory work or coal mining was nearly impossible. Eventually, governments and states created workers compensation laws to...

Workers’ Compensation In NJ

Oct 31, 2017

New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws are in place to protect the interests of both employers and employees in the event of work-related accidents. When you’ve been injured on the job, employers must pay worker’s compensation benefits. Benefits may include medical bills, temporary disability benefits or permanent benefits. These benefits will be received regardless who was at fault. In exchange for the benefits, you can’t legally sue the employer for damages unless the injuries arose during...