Workers' Compensation

When you are hurt or injured while performing your duties as an employee in New Jersey, there is a specialized area of legislation that governs from whom and how much you can recover. Under New Jersey workers’ compensation laws, employers are required to provide workers compensation insurance coverage to each employee. Work related injuries or illnesses typically covered by workers' compensation laws include:

• Carpal tunnel-repetitive trauma injuries
• Hearing problems
• Back injuries
• Work-related emotional problems
• Work-induced heart attack or stroke
• Occupational diseases such as asbestosis and dermatitis
• Disfigurement and scarring of face, neck, or hands
• Asthma or other work related pulmonary conditions
• Loss of use of limbs
• Eye injuries

Workers’ compensation differs substantially from other types of injury and death cases, and generally provides coverage for any necessary medical treatment related to the injury or illness and compensation for lost wages. The questions that arise most often in a workers’ compensation case are:

• Whether you were an employee at the time of the injury?
• Was the injury received while you were on the job?
• Was there an injury?
• What benefits are you entitled to?
• Was the injury permanent?
• Are you entitled to a settlement?
• Should you accept a settlement?
• Will the case be tried before a judge in the Division of Workers Compensation?

In personal injury related matters our fees are recovered as a percentage of any settlement or award offered to our clients.