After suffering a workplace injury, your doctor may suggest that you spend time away from work to recover. Furthermore, your injury may be so serious that there's no way you can return to work in the near future.This leads you to file a claim for workers' compensation...
Workers’ Compensation
5 ladder safety tips to follow at all times
The more you work on a ladder, the more likely you are to assume that you'll always be safe. Even with many years of experience, it only takes a minor mistake when using a ladder to cause a serious accident.Here are five ladder safety tips to follow at all times:...
Neck fracture: Symptoms and diagnosis
A neck fracture is among the most serious type of injury, as it can result in pain, discomfort, paralysis and even death.If you suspect a neck injury, such as after a workplace accident, you should not attempt to move. Instead, call 911 and remain where you are until...
New reforms to New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws
In New Jersey, the governor recently signed a new bill that will improve things for certain emergency first responders injured on the job. The bill reforms the state's existing workers' compensation laws.The bill, A4882, will provide eligible workers with...
Amputation prompts OSHA investigation, fines
People in New Jersey should be able to trust that when they go to work and do their jobs, they are in an environment that they can safely perform their duties in. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Some employers do not always make safety the priority it...
What benefits do workers’ compensation laws provide?
Every state, including New Jersey, has workers’ compensation laws to help protect the rights of the injured worker. According to the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, these offer medical treatment, wage replacement and survivor benefits if you or...
Lost wage benefits for injured workers
If you are employed in New Jersey, there is a good chance that you are covered by workers' compensation. This means that you may be entitled to specific financial benefits if you are ever injured in an on the job accident or due to some environment at your place of...
Dispelling the myth of assumption of risk
While most in Ocean County might claim to understand workers' compensation benefits, that understanding is typically limited to the knowledge that said benefits help cover the expenses that arise from a work-related accident. Beyond that, details such as benefit...
Does Workers’ Comp pay death benefits?
When someone you love dies due to the fault of another, it may seem monstrous at first to think in terms of compensation for that loss, especially if that loss occurs in your immediate family. Shock and grief are overpowering emotions that can blot out everything...
Reviewing New Jersey’s workers’ compensation requirements
Workplace injuries are a major obstacle to professional productivity in Ocean County. For this reason, most would assume that any and all local companies would want to ensure that they have every available resource in place to not only protect their staffs from such...
