Sometimes, when a person in New Jersey files for workers’ compensation benefits, things do not go as they expect. For example, there may be questions about whether their injury/illness is work related, how much medical treatment they need or whether they are entitled...
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Avoid common grounds for denials in a workers’ compensation claim
A workplace injury or accident can be a financial and emotional nightmare for a New Jersey resident. When a worker cannot do their job because of harm that they sustained while engaged in their employment, they may be able to seek compensation through workers’...
Approach your claim as if you’ll need to appeal
Knowing that you have the opportunity to appeal a denied workers’ compensation claim is comforting to some individual. But an appeal isn’t a second bite at the apple. In fact, on appeal your case is going to be analyzed based on the record created at the initial...
How to obtain workers’ compensation if employer denies it
People work many different types of jobs in New Jersey. People may work in offices, in hospitals, construction, retail, hospitality, restaurants and many other types of jobs. These jobs have various types of physical demands and some have more inherent dangers than...
New Jersey Court Discusses Reimbursement of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
While the work-related nature of some harm is clear, in other instances, an employer may deny that an employee suffered an illness or injury due to work conditions. Thus, the matter of whether an employer owes an employee workers’ compensation benefits will have to be...
New Jersey Court Discusses the Burden of Proving an Injury is Work-Related
It is well-known that in order for an employee to recover workers’ compensation benefits, the employee’s injury must be work-related. It may not be entirely clear, though, which party bears the burden of proving whether or not an employee sustained an injury at work....
New Jersey Court Denies Workers’ Compensation Claim for Off Premise Harm
In New Jersey, a person that suffers an injury at work may be eligible to recover workers’ compensation benefits. However, there are certain factors that determine whether a person may be awarded benefits, such as whether the person is an employee or an independent...
New Jersey Court Discusses Burden of Proving an Injury is Work-Related
In New Jersey, an employee that suffers an injury may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. There are specific things an employee must prove to recover such benefits, however, such as the work-related nature of the injury. In a recent New Jersey case in which...
New Jersey Court Discusses Due Process Rights in Workers’ Compensation Claims
While in some instances, the work-related nature of an injury is not disputed, in other cases, the employee and employer may disagree as to whether an injury was sustained at work. Thus, in some cases, a hearing may be held in front of a workers’ compensation judge...
New Jersey Court Explains Requirements for Modifying a Workers’ Compensation Award
In many instances, even if an injured employee is awarded workers’ compensation benefits, the award may be inadequate to cover the employee’s income loss or the cost of medical treatment. Thus, the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law allows employees to seek...