Employees may face a wide range of hazards as part of their jobs, and not everyone who ends up hurt works in a high-risk environment. Office and restaurant workers, for example, might face unexpected dangers. New Jersey remains a no-fault workers' compensation state,...
Workers’ Compensation
Tips to avoid nursing injuries
Being a nurse in New Jersey can be both incredibly rewarding and incredibly exhausting. If you are a nurse, chances are you work long hours on your feet under stressful conditions. To minimize injuries at work, try to keep these safety tips in mind: Be careful of...
What to know about workers’ comp
When an individual in Toms River, New Jersey, can no longer work because of an injury, he or she may qualify for worker's comp. Workers' comp is a requirement for employers in some states to pay medical bills and lost wages. However, an injury must meet the...
How long do you have to file a workers’ comp claim?
If you work in the Toms River, New Jersey, area and suffer an injury on the job, you can file for workers' compensation. You may wonder how long you have to file your claim. Doing so within the statute of limitations is important and can give you a better chance of...
Should you file a formal or informal workers’ comp claim?
A person who is injured at work in New Jersey may file a formal or informal workers' compensation claim. A common myth is that there is only one method of filing a claim or lawsuit. By learning about formal and informal claims, an injured worker in New Jersey can be...
Common causes of workplace injuries for garbage collectors
In New Jersey, garbage collectors are seen so frequently that it is easy to forget what an important role they play in a functioning municipality. It can also be forgotten how dangerous their work can be. Sanitation workers who are injured when collecting trash should...
Heavier patients raise work-related injuries among nurses
In New Jersey and other states, obesity can increase the likelihood of work-related injuries in the nursing community. Newer nurses with less than five years of work experience often leave the field because of these incidents, which are likely to continue. As obesity...
Workers’ compensation, overexertion and repetitive stress injuries
Experiencing a work-related injury while you are on the job in New Jersey can leave you out of work and displaced for weeks, months, and in some instances, even longer. If you experience a work-related injury due to overexertion and/or stress-related activities, you...
Determining whether or not you have an occupational disease
f you suspect that you have an occupational disease, you aren’t alone. Many New Jersey workers share your plight. An occupational disease is some sort of illness or ailment caused by a risk factor related to your work environment. The types can vary, but they are all...
Why workplace musculoskeletal injuries are common
Everyone deserves to work in a safe environment, but some jobs are inherently riskier than others. For example, many workers in New Jersey develop job-related musculoskeletal disorders, otherwise known as MSDs. These are disorders of bones, muscles, nerves or tendons....