When do Temporary Disability Benefits end in New Jersey?
Temporary Disability Benefits end when the injured worker returns to work or the injured worker reaches medical maximum improvement (commonly referred to as MMI). MMI is when an injured worker has...
View ArticleWhat must an injured worker prove to receive NJ Workers Compensation...
In New Jersey, an injured workers must prove two things before being entitled to Workers Compensation Permanency benefits. First, the injured worker must provide objective medical evidence of...
View ArticleThe New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Intoxication Defense
On occasion an insurance company will raise the Intoxication Defense (NJSA 34:15-7) to prevent an injured worker from receiving workers compensation benefits. The proofs necessary to establish that the...
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Get a free consultation from an attorney near you, learn your rights in accident cases including auto accidents, truck accidents, construction site accidents, work site accidents, fall down accidents,...
View ArticleThird Party Workers Compensation Liens Unfair to Injured Workers
New Jersey law, in particular, New Jersey Statute NJSA 39:15-40 provides that an injured worker who recovers monies from a Third Party must reimburse the Workers Compensation carrier monies paid by the...
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Uber Offers More Insurance Protection Except for The Driver
Uber offers a change in insurance protection. The New Jersey Legislature passed a law earlier this year which required that rideshare services like Uber provide automobile insurance as follows: (1)...
View ArticleNJ Supreme Court Takes Up Volunteer Firefighter’s Case for Benefits
In New Jersey, Volunteer Firefighters have a special section outlining their entitlement to Workers Compensation Benefits from the town they serve. The special section for Volunteer Firefighters was...
View ArticleNJ Supreme Court Reverses Lower Courts to Help Volunteer Firefighters
A couple weeks ago NJAccident.com published an article urging the New Jersey Supreme Court to overturn a Workers Compensation Judge’s decision and an Appellate Division Three-Judge panel’s decision...
View ArticleShould I tell my Bankruptcy Attorney About My Workers Compensation Case?
When someone suffers a work accident, their income may be significantly reduced. New Jersey Workers Compensation insurance provides three fundamental benefits, medical treatment, temporary disability...
View ArticleProtection for Essential Workers Awaits Governor Murphy’s Signature
As the Covid 19 Coronavirus spread in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy deemed in Executive Orders certain individuals as essential workers. Those essential workers went beyond public safety workers...
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