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Workplace illnesses can be hard to prove

By Petrillo & Goldberg / November 30, 2018 / Comments Off on Workplace illnesses can be hard to prove

Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law provides coverage for workers who suffer illnesses due to workplace conditions, but those illnesses and their causes are not always apparent. Filing workers’ compensation claims in such instances can threaten job security. Six former workers at a Philadelphia shooting range in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas recently accused the…

Temporary disability benefits in New Jersey

By Petrillo & Goldberg / June 22, 2018 / Comments Off on Temporary disability benefits in New Jersey

Workers’ compensation benefits in New Jersey are controlled by N.J.S.A. 34:15, et seq. If you become injured in the workplace in New Jersey, among the benefits to which you are entitled are temporary disability benefits. If you suffer an injury in the workplace, and the doctor who is authorized to treat you, states that you…

Filing a New Jersey workers’ compensation claim based on wear and tear

By Petrillo & Goldberg / December 30, 2016 / Comments Off on Filing a New Jersey workers’ compensation claim based on wear and tear

While many injuries occur in the workplace suddenly as part of a traumatic accident, others take place more gradually over a period of time. Examples of traumatic incidents at work include falling off a ladder, cutting part of a hand while using a saw or a sudden increase in bodily pain caused by lifting a…

Workers’ compensation claims of wear and tear injury

By Petrillo & Goldberg / July 26, 2016 / Comments Off on Workers’ compensation claims of wear and tear injury

If you suffer an injury in the workplace, a resulting illnesses may develop over a period of several years. Many injuries that occur in the office or at a construction site can be described as wear and tear, and thus, represent a gradual kind of injury. If you’ve suffered a wear and tear injury, you…