Workers in New Jersey who suffer a job-related illness or injury may be able to receive financial benefits through the state’s workers’ compensation program. Depending on the circumstances, workers’ compensation payments can include the following benefits. Medical...
Accidents aren’t the only things that can hurt workers
While worker injuries are commonly caused by single-instance accidents such as falling down the stairs, slipping in liquid, a mechanical failure or being struck by falling debris, there are countless other ways employees can suffer serious harm. One common cause of...
What are repetitive motion injuries?
Workplace injuries can be significant, life-threatening events. When a New Jersey worker suffers a serious fall, or when an employee is trapped or pinned by heavy machinery, they may face a long battle just to survive. Depending on the environment where a person...
Applying for workers’ comp after a workplace injury
No worker plans on getting injured in the workplace; however, many workers in New Jersey and elsewhere suffer this unfortunate fate. A workplace injury can truly shake ones world. It not only results in a worker suffering pain and requiring medical treatment, it is...
Falls should not happen to construction workers
More construction workers die from falls than any other reason. Three-hundred-twenty of the 1,008 people who died while working in construction in 2018, fell to their death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says these deaths could have been...
What to do if you are injured on a New Jersey construction site
Going to work can be a dangerous occupation. Around 100 workers die each week while working across the United States, according to 2018 statistics from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). A fifth of these were construction workers, and half of...
Trenches and excavation can pose dire safety hazards for workers
Never mind what the movies want us to believe. Ancient curses and airplane propellers are not the worst threats to archaeologists, unless they happen to be Indiana Jones. However, archaeologists do face the real-life hazard of having to dig holes in the ground. For...
My workers’ comp claim got denied: What are my options?
Workers hurt on the job can receive compensation insurance from their employers. However, employers could still reject those claims in some cases. This can be a nightmare for many New Jersey workers, especially if they’re the primary provider in their family. This...
Bosses may try to block your workers’ compensation rights
As a New Jersey worker, there are some common ways companies try to cheat you out of workers’ compensation insurance instead of covering you as required by state law. One way is to keep your work “off the books,” paying you illegally without setting aside insurance...
