A work-related function can be anything from a company picnic or a game held during normal work hours. The courts will examine specific aspects of the function to see if it was inside the course of employment. For example if an employee would lose their day’s pay if they did not attend the function; this…

Travel to and from work is expected of workers and not covered by workers’ compensation laws. Those who are injured in car accidents or suffer other injuries, such as a sprained ankle while going to or from work must rely on their personal health insurance and car insurance plans to cover costs. That is not…

In New Jersey, workers are generally qualified to receive workers’ compensation benefits if their injury occurred during the course of employment. Thus, workers who are injured during their commute to or from work are usually ineligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. However, an employee who is injured upon leaving the office to purchase a cup…

As of 2015, the maximum benefits payable in New Jersey for permanent benefits is 70 percent of earnings. The maximum amount is $855 weekly. You can receive benefits for a maximum of 450 weeks. However, they may be prolonged if you can prove that you have the inability to earn wages. In addition, there could…

You can pursue additional damages from a third party who was negligent, and therefore caused your injuries, even though you waive your right to sue your employer in the majority of cases. You can file a third-party liability lawsuit against an individual or company that was negligent. You can also file a workers’ compensation claim…

If you are out of work for one week due to an injury you suffered at your job, you are eligible to receive temporary disability benefits through workers’ compensation insurance. Additionally, you may be eligible to receive other benefits regardless of the amount of time you lost from work. In New Jersey, a worker who…

If you suffer an illness or injury at work, you may be entitled to permanent partial disability. Your injury or illness must have resulted in a permanent partial disability. The basis of the benefits would be a portion of specific “scheduled” or “non-scheduled” losses. A “scheduled” loss is one in which the arms, hands, fingers…

If you can not go back to work because of the injuries you suffered at work, your employer’s insurer should pay for the cost of your receipt of vocational rehabilitation therapy. If vocational rehabilitation therapy does not result in your return to work, you may have a right to receive permanent disability benefits. In the…

If the doctor chosen by your employer says you can return to work, you are entitled to request a second opinion. If a second physician disagrees with the first, you can file an appeal with the workers’ compensation board. The board may direct the insurance carrier to pay the expenses of the extra medical treatment…