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In January 2024, New Jersey passed a law expanding workers’ compensation coverage for emergency first responders and their families. The bill makes it easier for families to seek death benefits when first responders suffer fatal cardiac events or strokes immediately after a shift ends. The bill is intended to make it easier for these families…
If you work on the roads in New Jersey, you’re aware of the dangers involved. Construction workers, utility workers, law enforcement, and road maintenance crews often find themselves working on the shoulder of busy highways. This necessarily exposes you to the risk of workplace car accidents, which can lead to serious injuries. However, the New…
Slip and fall accidents are a common cause of personal injury, often resulting in painful and even long-term harm to victims. These incidents can occur anywhere, from grocery stores and restaurants to office buildings and private homes. When property owners fail to maintain safe premises, their negligence can cause serious injuries to others. Proving slip…
Throughout 2022, safety advocates predicted that the year’s traffic deaths would reach a record high. Now that the final numbers are in, these predictions have proven true. In 2022, 705 people lost their lives in New Jersey roadway crashes – a peak not seen since 2007. 2022 New Jersey Crash Statistics Reveal Grim Trends Traffic…
As with any new year ushered in, there is the hope that carnage on the highways and byways is less than the year previous. 2024 is not off to a good start, state-wise and locally, in Camden County. Camden County’s current crash stats, which constantly change and are updated frequently, indicate 18 crashes to 04/21/2024, a figure that includes 7 drivers, 2 passengers,…
You were injured at work. You told your employer who started the workers’ compensation process. You thought you had coverage – but now you’re hearing different. If you’re facing an unfair workers’ compensation determination, it may be time to challenge that determination. Here’s what injured employees need to know to challenge an unfair workers’ compensation…
If you have been injured on the job in New Jersey, workers’ compensation can provide crucial financial support during your recovery. Benefits can cover the cost of necessary medical treatment for your work injury, such as doctor visits, surgeries, physical therapy, and medication. Temporary disability benefits are designed to replace a portion of your lost…
Office job accidents are more common than one might think because the office environment comes with unique, entrenched potential injury opportunities. While the injuries are not like those sustained working outside or another physically active job, they nonetheless present the possibility of strained vision, back pain, hand and wrist pain, neck pain, slips, trips, and…
With a large number of employees in New Jersey grocery stores, it is probable an accident can happen at work. If you were injured while working at a New Jersey grocery store, call the experienced Camden County workers’ compensation attorneys at Petrillo & Goldberg Law at 856.249.9288. We strive to hold grocery store employers accountable in Camden…
While the Average Weekly Wage (AWW) is important when it comes to determining workers’ compensation benefits in New Jersey, it can become confusing when applying for benefits. If you run across any issues with your application for benefits after sustaining a serious injury at work, call Petrillo & Goldberg Law. We have decades of solid experience in this area and can sit down with…