Workers’ Compensation

As you are driving to work, you become the victim of a rear-end collision and sustain a whiplash injury. You intend to file a workers’ compensation claim believing your injury is work-related. But is it? This incident may fall under the “going and coming” rule. What...

Working in a New Jersey warehouse is tough on your body under any circumstance. Yet, long, laborious shifts may prove particularly brutal. To improve efficiency and fulfill more customer orders faster, one of the nation’s most prominent warehouse employers is now...

When you earn your living working as a nurse, a nurse’s aide, a hospital porter, a home health care worker or something similar, you face a high risk of suffering musculoskeletal injuries. Much of the risk comes from regularly moving or shifting heavy patients, and...

You do not need to have an injury that results from a workplace accident to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. You may also qualify with an impairment or injury that develops over time. Of these, a repetitive stress injury is among the most common. Repetitive...

If you suffer an injury while at work, you should be able to make a workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation is insurance that your employer purchases to cover employee’s expenses due to work accidents. If your employer does not have this insurance, it can...

Firefighting is, by nature, a highly dangerous profession. If you make your living working as a firefighter, you probably understand the hazardous nature of your job all too well. While there are obvious risks that come with running into burning buildings and...

Employers in New Jersey carry workers' compensation insurance to provide benefits to workers hurt or killed on the job. The benefits generally pay for medical treatments after a workplace injury or illness occurs. Injured workers who miss work due to an accident or...

When people are injured in a New Jersey workplace, they may face medical bills and be forced to spend time away from the job. The workers' compensation system entitles people hurt at work to receive benefits that can defray these mounting expenses. For example,...

Employers in New Jersey should be familiar with OSHA standards when it comes to having employees work in a confined space. OSHA requires that all hazards be properly evaluated, and it lays down certain safety standards that must be followed while the worker is in that...

Many workers in New Jersey, especially office workers, manual laborers and those in the manufacturing industry, are putting themselves and others at risk for on-the-job injuries by not reporting all incidents. Incident reports are legal documents that can indirectly...