What to Know About Lump Sum Compensation for a Workers’ Comp Claim When you are involved in an accident or undergo a long-term injury due to your work environment, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits are paid by your employer and cover certain expenses and financial losses you undergo due to being […]
Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Serving Clients in Shrewsbury, Tinton Falls, Long Branch, Spring Lake, and Monmouth County According to a recent study, New Jersey has more COVID-19 virus-related workplace lawsuits per capita than any other state, the highest percentage of which are retaliation/whistleblower related. OSHA whistleblower or workers’ compensation retaliation is an issue that is prevalent […]
Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Serving Clients in Long Branch, Shrewsbury, Spring Lake, Tinton Falls, and across Monmouth County When filing or defending one’s company from a workers’ compensation claim, there are many nuanced subtleties of New Jersey law that must be taken into consideration. One of the most important distinguishing factors of workers’ compensation law that […]
The Covid-19 pandemic that has swept the globe throughout the course of 2020 and into 2021 has caused mayhem to nearly every aspect of life. Much of the professional sector was sent into complete shutdown for a large portion of the year. Simultaneously, essential workers providing healthcare, groceries, and other essential goods and services to […]
How Can the Recent Changes In Essential Employees Worker’s Compensation and COVID Affect Me? NJ Governor Phil Murphy recently signed legislation enacting sweeping measures to provide workers’ compensation benefits to essential workers who contract coronavirus [COVID-19] and provides dependency benefits to their survivors. The legislation eases the burden of proof by establishing a rebuttable presumption […]
Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has spread to several states in the United States, including numerous confirmed cases in New Jersey. A surge in claims under worker’s compensation laws might be on the horizon if New Jersey employees become infected, thus filing claims for medical care benefits, lost wages, permanent disability, or even dependency claims. Still, no specific […]
