Knowledgeable Work Injury Lawyers Represent Clients Suffering after Workplace Accidents in Passaic County, NJ
Although you go to work every day to provide for yourself and your family, you probably never expect to suffer a debilitating injury on the job. But a serious work injury can disrupt your ability to cover bills and expenses for you and your family, while also requiring you to see extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation for your injuries. While the workers’ compensation system in New Jersey is intended to ensure that workers who suffer an injury on the job get help for medical and living expenses, many workers often have trouble getting their workers’ compensation claims swiftly paid by their employer or their employer’s workers’ comp insurer. Unfortunately, insurers are interested in limiting their liability to you. When you’re trying to recover from a work injury in New Jersey, let the Passaic County work injury lawyers of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC handle dealing with the insurance companies so that you can focus on your treatment and getting back to work and your normal life.
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Our experienced Passaic County work injury lawyers have more than 35 years of experience helping those who have suffered work injuries recover maximum compensation. We’ll fight to ensure you receive the benefits you are entitled to under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation law, as well as pursue further compensation when third parties bear responsibility for causing your work injury.
Contact our firm today to speak with us about your case and to discuss what types of compensation and benefits you may be entitled to.
Workers’ Compensation Benefits Available in Passaic County
After you’ve suffered a work injury, New Jersey law typically entitles you to seek workers’ compensation benefits from your employer. The worker’s compensation system is an injured worker’s sole recourse against their employer; employers are generally immune from personal injury lawsuits for a work injury.
Benefits available in workers’ compensation can include:
Medical benefits: Includes hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, surgeries and other medical procedures, physical therapy, and medication. Your employer gets to choose your medical provider or can require you to select a provider from an approved list. Medical benefits continue until your treating provider determines you have reached maximum medical improvement, the point at which no further treatment will improve your condition.
Temporary disability benefits: If you cannot work while recovering from your injury, you may be entitled to partial wage replacement equal to 70 percent of your average weekly wage. If you can work part-time or light duty and earn less income as a result, you may be entitled to part of the difference between your pre-injury and post-injury wages
Permanent disability benefits: Once you’ve reached maximum medical improvement, if you continue to suffer from disability that interferes with your ability to work, you may be entitled to total disability benefits. If you have permanently impaired function in one or more body parts but can still work, you might still receive an award of benefits based on a schedule of awards published by the state, calculated according to the body part affected and the degree of impairment you’ve suffered.
Our experienced work injury lawyers can help ensure that you receive the maximum benefits you are entitled to under the workers’ compensation system.
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Other Compensation You May Be Entitled to in a Third-Party Injury Claim
However, when your work injury was caused by a third party outside of your work — for example, if you are hit by a negligent motorist, or if you are injured by defective tools or equipment — you may be entitled to pursue a third-party injury claim in addition to your workers’ compensation claim. Third party injury claims can allow you to recover compensation for losses such as:
Medical treatment expenses
Lost wages from missed work
Lost earning capacity due to permanent disability
Pain and suffering from injuries
Lost quality of life
Loss of consortium
Pursuing a third-party injury claim in addition to a workers’ compensation claim following a work injury can be incredibly complex. Let our attorneys handle your case so that you receive maximum financial recovery.
Experienced Passaic County Work Injury Lawyers at Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC Fight to Stand Up for the Rights of Injured Workers Throughout NJ
Our firm represents injured workers in Passaic County who are employed in fields and jobs such as:
Grocery store employees
Restaurant employees
Agricultural workers
Construction laborers
Roofers
Tile workers
Plasters & stucco masons
Landscapers
Warehouse & factory workers
Machine operators
Truck drivers
Auto mechanics
Home health aides
Home health care workers
Workplace altercations
After your workplace injury, let our experienced work injury lawyers help you understand what to expect in the workers’ compensation process, conduct a detailed investigation of your case to determine whether you may have viable third-party injury claims, and fight to get you the maximum compensation possible from workers’ comp and from third parties responsible for your work injury.
Reach Out to Our Passaic County Work Injury Lawyers For a Free Case Evaluation to Discuss How We Might Help You Obtain Recovery
Contact Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan today for a free, no-obligation consultation with one of our experienced Passaic County work injury lawyers to learn more about your legal rights and options and about how having a knowledgeable work injury lawyer can help ensure that you receive the full benefits and compensation you may be entitled to after suffering from a workplace accident.
About Passaic County, NJ
Passaic County is located in northern New Jersey, part of the New York City metropolitan area. Originally formed in 1837 from portions of Bergen County and Essex County, Passaic County is characterized by a southeastern section that is more populous, and a northwestern section that is more rugged, mountainous, and rural. Over the years, Passaic County has hosted several corporate and US headquarters for various corporations, including Valley National Bank, Toys “R” Us, and JVC.
Frequently Asked Questions about Work Injuries in Passaic County
FAQ: What happens if I am denied workers’ compensation benefits by my employer?
If your employer or its workers’ compensation insurer declines to pay you workers’ compensation benefits for a work injury, you can file a formal claim with the state workers’ compensation division. The workers’ compensation division will hold a hearing with you and your employer before a hearing officer; at the hearing, you and your employer can present evidence and witnesses. If the hearing officer rules in your favor, they will direct your employer to pay the workers’ comp benefits you are entitled to. If you receive an adverse decision at the hearing, you can pursue the administrative appeals process, and eventually, file suit in court to seek benefits.
FAQ: Can I reopen my workers’ comp claim years after my work injury occurred?
Yes. In New Jersey, you have two years from the date that you were last paid workers’ comp benefits to file a request to reopen your workers’ comp claim. Requests to reopen workers’ comp claims are usually made when you find that you require additional medical treatment for your work injury. After two years following the last payment of benefits, your workers’ comp claim will be considered permanently closed.
