If you are injured while at work you are entitled to certain basic rights under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation law. Included among them are the right to medical treatment, the right to obtain payment, i.e., temporary disability, for lost time, and the right to obtain payment for any subsequent ill effects of the injury if…

In many cases, a work-related injury that occurs while an individual is working from home can be covered by workers’ compensation if the injury occurs within the scope of employment. For example, many of the conditions that commonly accompany office work (neck, back, and wrist injuries, migraines, and other stress or repetitive motion injuries) can…

Not usually. New Jersey workers’ compensation law states that the employer and their insurer have the right to select the doctor an employee will see after a workplace injury. This is because they are responsible for providing medical care to the injured worker.  However, if you are unhappy with your care, you can get a…