Upon reaching maximum medical improvement (MMI), or upon your return to work, you will be assessed to determine whether your injury has impacted your life permanently. You may receive an award of permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits to compensate you for your permanent loss of function. If you are permanently partially disabled due to a…

In order to secure the most favorable result, you should be evaluated by a physician who is versed in workers’ compensation issues. Not all doctors are knowledgeable about workers’ compensation law, and the disabilities that are applied in workers’ compensation court. Therefore, you should appear for medical evaluations requested by your attorney and by the…

According to the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act, the workers’ compensation insurance carrier is under an obligation to pay your medical expenses until you attain Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI). You will then have to file a Motion for Medical Benefits with the Court. There is a possibility that you will have a trial regarding the…

Under the workers’ compensation law in New Jersey, there is a managed health care system. Thus, your employer or their workers’ compensation insurance carrier determines what type of treatment you receive. If you suffer an injury or an occupational disease, you should ask your employer or their workers’ compensation carrier for the name of a…

Yes, you can. However, you must make a claim against your prior employer. In addition, the claim is required to be made within the two-year statutory period. All compensation payments will be made at the rates set forth with your previous employer. Your prior employer should inform their insurance carrier right away in order for…

Hospitals are one of the most hazardous places to work, rivaling construction and manufacturing, which are the two industries traditionally thought to be dangerous for their workers. Improvements in workplace safety for construction and manufacturing, however, have outstripped those in hospitals. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the most…

The majority of workers’ compensation cases do not require a full trial. Most of them can result in settlement after the judge considers your testimony and the different evaluation reports. If you receive a settlement offer, you will have an opportunity to decide whether you wish to accept it. If your claim does not result…

Under federal law, employers must provide potable water that employees can consume. Potable water includes tap water that is safe to drink. Employers are not allowed to make employees pay for water that is provided. If potable water is provided, an employer does not have to offer bottled water.

There are five standard benefits with workers’ compensation: medical care, permanent disability, death, supplemental job displacement and temporary disability. Whether an employee has lost wages from being injured on the job or an employee dies from a work-related injury, workers’ compensation works alongside the employee and their family’s needs. In some cases, outcomes for workers’…