Examples of unsafe practices in New Jersey workplaces From dangerous equipment to toxic chemicals, and even non-ergonomic workstations, your place of employment can be a potentially hazardous place. According to the New Jersey Work Environment Council, approximately 135,000 workers in the state experience a job-related injury or illness [...]
When you have suffered a job-related injury or illness in New Jersey, a workers’ compensation claim is typically the only recourse against your employer. However, in some very limited and specific circumstances you may be able to bring a separate personal injury lawsuit against your employer and/or third parties. Intentional Harm [...]
The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is a body of federal law designed to encourage and mandate a safe work environment for private sector NJ employees. Indeed, private sector New Jersey employers must adhere to this federal law. Public sector employers, on the other hand, are [...]
New Jersey’s immigrant population averaged over 20 percent between 2009 and 2013, while the U.S. average was less than 13%. Several New Jersey counties revealed even higher populations than the statewide average. Bergen County reflected a 29.2 percent foreign-born population over the same time period. With such a [...]
When workplace injuries occur, both employers and employees need to know they are covered. Workers’ compensation is the insurance that covers the medical costs and wages stemming from injuries for workers, but also protects employers against lawsuits. Workers compensation works just like any other insurance plan. Employers pay [...]
Many jobs come with risks of injury, depending on the work required. Whether these injuries are from physical labors such as construction or landscaping, or they come from an office environment that may cause repetitive motion injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome, all work-related injuries should be covered by [...]
In the recent decision of Hersh v. County of Morris, the New Jersey Supreme Court tightened the limits of workers’ compensation benefits available to employees injured in the workplace. In this case, a Morris County employee was hit by a car when attempting to get to her office [...]
Last week, the NJ Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that explores the limits of workers' compensation benefits available to employees injured on their way to work. In Hersh v. County of Morris, a county employee was injured while crossing the street adjacent to a private parking [...]
On October 17, 2013, a former construction worker accepted $1.7 million to settle his Morris County, New Jersey work injury lawsuit against the parties allegedly responsible for injuries sustained in a 28-foot fall. Plaintiff was knocked off the structure he was working on when a crane operator lost [...]
A lien is a claim or encumbrance on property for payment of some debt, obligation or duty. In New Jersey, there are four types of statutory liens that can be legally enforced against personal injury settlements and judgments. They are (1) Medicare/Medicaid liens; (2) Workers' Compensation liens; Healthcare [...]