Hardworking employees often put their livelihood and their ability to provide for their families before anything else. Unfortunately, this often includes their own personal health and safety. When someone is injured on the job, they are often either afraid to report an injury because of the prolonged downtime that may follow, or just feel a profound sense of guilt and…

When a person is injured at work, the employer is required by law to provide Workers’ Compensation benefits, which includes medical treatment for the injuries. One issue that commonly arises is the provision of future medical care after the worker has been released and the case as been closed. This can be a murky and frustrating area for many reasons.…

You work hard to collect your paycheck to feed your family. When you get hurt on the job – especially if it seems like your employer is responsible, it makes sense that you should be able to sue to be compensated for your injuries. After all, the medical bills are piling up and you are on leave from work –…

Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. A man was killed after a tape measure fell 400 feet from a construction site accident in Jersey City, NJ. The victim, Gary Anderson, was just making a delivery of construction materials and got nailed by the measuring tape just as he was stepping out of his vehicle. Apparently,…

The New Jersey Workers Compensation System is in place to provide coverage for workers hurt on the job. Anyone injured at work is generally not permitted to sue an employer; instead they file for Workers’ Comp benefits. However, the terms “workers” and are “employees” aren’t necessarily the same thing. While NJ employers are required by law to provide Workers’ Comp…