Let Our Dedicated Attorneys Help After You’ve Suffered a Workplace Injury in Essex County, NJ
A work injury can have a devastating effect on your life. Not only will you have to undergo weeks or months of treatment and rehabilitation, but you may also be forced to miss work or suffer permanent impacts to your ability to earn a living. In New Jersey, employees injured on the job may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, which can help pay for medical and living expenses. However, many injured workers often face significant obstacles from their employers and workers’ compensation insurance companies in trying to get the benefits they are entitled to under the law. When you are having trouble getting the compensation you need and deserve following a work injury in New Jersey, turn to the Essex County work injury lawyers of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC.
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Our firm has been fighting for the rights and interests of injured hardworking people like you for more than 35 years. We do whatever it takes to ensure that we’ve pursued every avenue for compensation available to you, so that you have the full resources you need to help you through your recovery from your work injury.
Contact our firm to speak to a work injury lawyer about your rights and options following a work injury in Essex County.
The Workers’ Compensation System in New Jersey
When you suffer a work injury, the workers’ compensation law in New Jersey typically only allows you to submit a claim to your employer for workers’ comp benefits. You generally may not sue your employer for personal injury. Workers’ comp benefits can provide compensation that includes:
Medical benefits: Your employer should pay for all reasonable and necessary medical treatment and rehabilitation for your work injury, including hospital visits, surgeries, tests, doctor’s appointments, medication, and medical equipment. Your employer has the right to direct you to use a particular medical provider or require you to choose your provider from a list. Medical benefits usually continue until your treating physician determines you have reached maximum medical improvement, the point at which no further treatment will improve your condition and your work injury is considered to be resolved.
Temporary disability payments: If you are unable to work, or can only work part-time or light-duty and earn a lower level of income, you may be entitled to partial wage replacement, equal to 70 percent of your average weekly wage (calculated from the 26 weeks of wages prior to your injury), or 70 percent of the difference of your pre- and post-injury wages if you can return to part-time or light-duty work.
Permanent disability benefits: If you are permanently disabled from gainful employment, you may be entitled to continued wage replacement benefits. If you’ve suffered permanent disability to a body party, you may instead be entitled to an award of benefits, according to a schedule of benefits published by the state that assigns specific awards based on the affected body part and percentage of impairment.
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Pursuing Third-Party Claims for an Essex County Work Injury
In some cases, your work injury may have resulted from the negligence or legal fault of a third, party unrelated to your work or employer, such as another motorist on the road, or the manufacturer or retailer of a defective tool or machinery you used at work. In a third-party injury claim, you may be able to seek compensation that includes:
Expenses of medical treatment
Full compensation of your lost wages and future lost earning capacity
Pain and suffering
Lost quality of life due to your work injury
Your spouse’s or family loss of your companionship and society
Pursuing both workers’ compensation benefits and a third-party injury claim can prove incredibly complex. Let the experienced Essex County work injury lawyers from Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan help you navigate the interaction between your workers’ comp and third-party injury claims.
The Essex County Work Injury Lawyers at Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC Help Injured Workers in All Kinds of Jobs and Industries
Workers’ compensation benefits are available to nearly every kind of worker in New Jersey. We have wide experience helping injured workers from a variety of industries and job fields, such as:
Warehouse & factory workers
Grocery store workers
Agricultural workers
Home health aides
Home health care workers
Restaurant workers
Truck drivers
Auto mechanics
Machine operators
Construction workers
Landscapers
Tile workers
Plasterers & stucco masons
Roofers
Workplace altercations
When you find yourself having trouble securing compensation or benefits after a work injury, let our knowledgeable attorneys help you by explaining the workers’ compensation system and your rights and options, reviewing the facts of your case to determine whether you may have a viable third-party injury claim, and dealing with the insurance companies on your behalf to get you the full extent of workers’ comp benefits you are entitled to under the law.
Insurance companies have numerous staffers and attorneys working to protect their interests. You need experienced legal representation who will fight for you.
Contact Our Essex County Work Injury Lawyers Today for a Free Initial Case Review to Learn More about Your Rights Following a Workplace Accident
Don’t delay pursuing the compensation and benefits you need to recover from your work injury. Reach out to Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan for a free consultation to speak with one of our knowledgeable Essex County work injury lawyers about your case and to discuss how we may be able to help you secure the financial recovery you deserve following your work accident.
About Essex County, NJ
Essex County is located in northeast New Jersey, the state’s third-most populated county. Essex County is home to Newark, New Jersey’s largest city by both land area and population. Originally established in 1675 as part of East Jersey, today Essex County has a mix of suburban communities along with more developed, urban communities approaching New York City. The urban neighborhoods of Essex County have undergone rapid redevelopment over the past couple of decades due to a booming local economy and a drive for more affordable housing with proximity to New York City.
Frequently Asked Questions about Work Injuries in Essex County
FAQ: Can I get paid for lost wages from workers’ compensation?
New Jersey workers’ compensation provides partial wage replacement if you miss a minimum amount of time from work. Typically, you will only receive a percentage of your average weekly wage, calculated based on your earnings over the 26 weeks prior to your work injury. This amount is subject to a maximum cap published annually by the state.
FAQ: Do I need to see a doctor if I think I’ve suffered a work injury?
It is critical that you get examined by a doctor after you’ve suffered a work injury. Under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system, your employer can require that you be treated by an approved doctor for your medical treatments to be covered by workers’ compensation (with an exception for emergency medical treatment). If you wait too long to get examined by a doctor, your employer may argue that you aren’t actually injured and demand that you return to work, or argue that you aren’t as seriously injured as you claim.
