Workers’ Compensation

For readers of this blog, we post about workplace injuries and workers’ compensation regularly. However, for someone that was just injured, they want to know what they can do now. Immediately after the injury First, notify the employer immediately, or as soon as...

Employers in New Jersey have a duty to help ensure that their employees are safe while they are at work. This includes providing the proper safety equipment and having other safety measures in place to prevent accidents. However, not all employers provide the proper...

Since last year, employers transitioned from working at their employer’s business location to their homes. Twenty-two percent of the nation’s workforce or 36.2 million Americans will work remotely by 2025, according to Upwork. New Jersey’s workers’ compensation may...

Construction is prevalent throughout New Jersey. Whether it is for building, repairs, maintenance or improvements, there is plenty of work for construction workers and contractors. While that is a positive, there is no doubt that it is dangerous work. Working high in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...