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- Can you protect your emotional health when you return to work?
April 01, 2022
Read MoreSuffering a traumatic injury at work in New Jersey may leave you feeling extremely apprehensive and fearful of returning to your job. Depending on the severity of your injuries, you may never be able to resume your responsibilities in their entirety and may need modifications. Preparing yourself to return to work will require you to […]
- New Jersey Court Discusses Burden of Proving an Injury is Work-Related
April 01, 2022
Read MoreIn 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 the employer appealed an order granting an employee workers’ compensation benefits, the […]
- New Jersey Court Denies Workers’ Compensation Claim for Off Premise Harm
April 01, 2022
Read MoreIn 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 contractor and whether the person was engaged in the scope and […]
- Court Discusses Due Process in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Claims
April 01, 2022
Read MoreIn workers’ compensation cases, a court will generally try to balance the competing interests by providing an injured employee with benefits he or she is owed and protecting the due process rights of all parties. Recently, a New Jersey court discussed due process rights in workers’ compensation matters in a case in which an employer alleged its […]
- New Jersey Court Rules Medical Marijuana May Be a Reasonable Treatment
April 01, 2022
Read MoreEmployees that suffer work-related injuries may be entitled to certain workers’ compensation benefits, including medical treatment. Specifically, New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation Law (the Law) provides that employers must provide employees with any medical treatment that is necessary and reasonable. Recently, a New Jersey appellate court analyzed whether an employer’s duty to provide an employee with medical treatment […]
- New Jersey Court Discusses Permanent Disability Workers’ Compensation Benefits
April 01, 2022
Read MoreWhile some workplace injuries resolve in a relatively short time, others result in permanent disabilities. If an employee is permanently disabled due to a work-related injury, he or she may be entitled to permanent disability workers’ compensation benefits. An employee must meet certain requirements to prove a permanent disability, as discussed in a recent case in which […]
- New Jersey Court Discusses Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Law
April 01, 2022
Read MoreIn most instances in which an employee suffers harm while working, the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law (the Law) provides the employee’s exclusive remedy. There is an exception, though, for cases in which the employer commits an intentional wrong. Proving an employer’s intentional act caused an employee’s harm can be difficult, as discussed in a […]
- New Jersey Court Discusses Exception to Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity
April 01, 2022
Read MoreGenerally, New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation Law (the Law) provides the sole remedy for an employee who is injured at work. However, there are some exceptions that allow an employee to pursue claims against an employer in a civil lawsuit in addition to recovering workers’ compensation benefits, such as when an employer engages in an intentional act […]
- New Jersey Court Discusses Due Process Rights in Workers’ Compensation Claims
March 31, 2022
Read MoreWhile 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 who will ultimately make a determination as to […]
- New Jersey Court Clarifies What Constitutes a Work-Related Injury
March 31, 2022
Read MoreIt is not uncommon for companies to host fundraising and community events and for company employees to work or attend the events. If an employee is injured during such an event, it may be disputed whether the injury is work-related so as to warrant an award of workers’ compensation benefits. Recently, a New Jersey appellate […]