An employee who suffers a workplace or work-related injury or illness may file a workers’ compensation claim for wage compensation, medical benefits, and if necessary, disability benefits. Worker’s compensation is the exclusive remedy of relief for an employee for an job-related injury or illness under New Jersey law. The employer covers the injured or ill…

The workers’ compensation program provides benefits to employees who suffer any type of on-the-job injury or an injury or illness that is related to their job. Medical benefits are among the most commonly sought benefits available in a workers’ compensation claim. However, other benefits include ongoing temporary permanent benefits based on the employee’s inability to…

Yes. The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled on Jan. 13, 2020, that a workers’ compensation judge can order an employer to reimburse an injured worker for the cost of medical marijuana prescribed to control the worker’s chronic pain. The employee’s doctor provided the necessary documentation for enrollment under the New…

The amount of compensation you can get for a hand or finger injury in New Jersey increased as a result of a new law that took effect Jan. 21, 2020. If you injure your hand, New Jersey’s workers’ compensation law pays you benefits for a number of weeks based on the percentage of loss of…

The amount of compensation you can get for a foot injury in New Jersey increased as a result of a new law that took effect Jan. 21, 2020. If you injure your foot, New Jersey’s workers’ compensation law pays you benefits for a number of weeks based on the percentage of loss of function to…

Under certain circumstances, an employer can stop paying for an employee’s pain medication, such as opioids like Lorcet, Percocet and Oxycontin. Workers’ compensation law requires an employer to provide treatment to an injured worker when the treatment is necessary to cure and relieve the employee of the effects of the injury and to restore the…

After a work-related injury or illness, an employee may have medical expenses. Medical bills from treatment, medications, devices or equipment may be expensive and continue to increase over the span of the injury or illness. An employee may also be unable to work. The inability to work becomes a financial hardship and can take an…

Workers’ compensation is an employer’s insurance coverage to compensate employees who suffer injuries or illness on the job or during the course of employment. The insurance provides benefits to employees even if they are at-fault for their workplace injuries or illnesses. New Jersey law requires employers to have worker’s compensation insurance policy or self-insurance to…

Workers’ compensation is insurance coverage an employer carries to compensate employees for injuries or illnesses that they sustain at work or during the course of their employment hours or duties. The employee must notify the employer of a work-related injury or illness immediately after the incident or soon thereafter. Only then, will the employer notify…

Probably not, but maybe. Under New Jersey law, a workers’ compensation claim is an injured employee’s sole remedy against their employer. However, there are notable exceptions. Workers’ compensation claims are intended to provide injured employees a quick way to obtain limited benefits after a workplace injury. There are several benefits to a workers’ compensation claim….