New Jersey Wokers’ Compensation & Work Accident Law Library Archives

If you were injured in a work accident in New Jersey, whether it is a slip and fall accident, a motor vehicle accident, or a construction accident, you are eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits.  Injured workers often have questions about their legal rights, and many answers are provided in our NJ workers’ comp legal articles and FAQs.  The following legal articles are for information only. Prior to making any decisions about your case, it is vital to contact an experienced, knowledgeable NJ workers’ compensation lawyer.

Archived NJ Workers’ Compensation & Work Accident Legal Articles

• Cherry Hill, Marlton NJ Workers’ Compensation Law – What Is A Claim Petition?
  What is the difference between a workers’ comp claim and claim petition? See article by Cherry Hill, Marlton NJ workers’ comp lawyer.
• Cherry Hill, NJ Workers’ Comp Law- Injured While Pulling Out of Employer’s Parking Lot
  A Cherry Hill, NJ workers’ comp lawyer discusses recent court decision-worker eligible for workers’ comp benefits after being injured in a car accident while pulling out of employee parking lot.
• Cherry Hill, NJ Workers’ Comp Law – Injured in Employer’s Parking Lot While Going to or Leaving Work
  Cherry Hill, NJ workers’ comp lawyer discusses workers’ comp benefits if injured in work parking lot when leaving or coming.
• NJ Car Accidents – What is a Workers’ Comp Lien in the Context of a Car or Truck Accident?
  Workers’ Comp Lien & NJ Car or Truck Accident. A discussion by a Cherry Hill, NJ car accident and workers’ comp lawyer.
• New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law – Can Workers Receive Workers’ Comp Benefits if Injured While on Coffee Breaks?
  In general, NJ workers are eligible to receive workers’ comp benefits if their injuries arise out of and in the course of employment. The definition of “employment” is defined by N.J.S.A. 34:15-36, which provides: Employment shall be deemed to commence when an employee arrives at the employer’s place of employment to report for work and shall ...
• New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law – Denial of Benefits due to Major Deviation from Work
  New Jersey workers may get injured while they are at work or performing their job duties. Some jobs involve a higher risk of injury than others. For example, a NJ heavy equipment operator at a NJ construction site faces a higher risk of injury than a NJ accountant working in an office. Workers who are injured ...
• NJ Workers’ Compensation Law – Are You Eligible for Benefits if Injured During Horseplay?
  New Jersey workers injured while at work can make workers’ compensation claims and receive certain benefits, such as medical care and lost wages. The injury must occur while the worker was at work. For example, a roofer who falls from a building while fixing a roof receives workers’ comp benefits because the accident happened while ...
• NJ Workers’ Comp – Report NJ Work Injury & Third Party Claims
  Question: Aside from reporting my work injury while working at a factory in New Jersey, what else should I do? Answer: Depending on how the accident happened, you may have a personal injury lawsuit against another party. You should talk to a personal injury lawyer in New Jersey to evaluate your case and assess whether you ...
• When can Injured Workers Receive Disability Benefits After NJ Work-Related Accidents?
  NJ workers are often injured at work. As a result, workers need medical treatment for their work-related injuries. Some workers may not be able to work for a period of time; some may be permanently disabled from working altogether after their work-related accidents. In situations where workers sustain work-related injuries, they are entitled to receive ...
• Filing an Injury Lawsuit Beyond a Workers’ Compensation Claim in New Jersey
  NJ workers injured while at work are eligible to file workers’ compensation claims per NJ worker’s compensation law. Workers’ compensation provides several benefits: medical benefits, temporary total benefits, permanent partial benefits, and permanent total benefits. In many work place injuries, workers also have claims against other parties in addition to workers’ compensation claims. Many injured workers think that if they ...
• NJ Workers’ Compensation Law – When Should You Report a Work Related Injury?
  NJ workers who are injured due to work related injuries are eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. However, injured workers must give notice to their employers within a specified time period or they may lose their rights to receive benefits. Related: Injured at Work? Benefits You May Receive Under NJ’s Workers’ Compensation Act N.J.S.A. 34:15-17 Notification of ...
• NJ Workers’ Compensation Benefits – Permanent Total Benefits
  Many New Jersey workers are injured in accidents while at work. There are many types of accidents that cause injuries. Some are work related. For example, a worker suffers a crush injury to his hand due to improper guarding of a machine. Some accidents are not work related; a worker may slip and fall on ...
• NJ Workers’ Compensation Benefits – Permanent Partial Benefits (Part 2)
  A New Jersey worker/employee injured while at work or performing job duties is eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits include: medical benefits, temporary total benefits, permanent partial benefits, and permanent total benefits. Part 1 of this article discussed permanent partial benefits, and part 2 of the article will provide a hypothetical example which further explains the benefits workers ...
• NJ Workers’ Compensation Benefits – Permanent Partial Benefits (Part 1)
  When NJ workers are injured while at work, they are eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. If the accidents are caused by the employers’ negligence, injured workers will receive benefits. Even if the accidents are caused by the workers’ own negligence or fault, they will still receive benefits. However, the tradeoff is that workers may ...
• NJ Workers’ Compensation Law – What To Do After A Workplace Injury
  Many people in the work force are injured every day in New Jersey. Per workers’ compensation law, injured workers may file workers’ compensation claims with their employers. NJ Workers’ Compensation Basics In general, workers’ compensation benefits are available to workers who are injured while at work. Typically, workers are injured while carrying out their job responsibilities. For ...
• Injured in a NJ Highway Construction Site Auto Accident? What Are Your Legal Options?
  New Jersey’s highways and roadways are often under construction. In the spring time, there are more work crews working on the Garden State Parkway or New Jersey Turnpike. Workers may be injured while working at the highway construction sites. One type of accident that happens at a worksite on highways involves workers getting hit by ...
• Injured at Work? Benefits You May Receive Under NJ’s Workers’ Compensation Act
  New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation Act allows individuals who are injured while at work to receive benefits for their work-related injuries. Regardless of who is at fault, injured workers/employees are eligible to receive benefits. However, injured workers are not allowed to sue the employers in a tort action or a civil lawsuit even if the accident ...
• Injured at Work in NJ? What to Know About NJ Workers’ Compensation
  Many people in the work force in New Jersey are injured every day, from construction workers and administrative assistants to police officers.  There are different types of accidents that may happen while at work or illnesses that workers develop related to their work: •    slip, trip and fall accident, •    industrial machinery accident, •    motor vehicle accident, •    development ...

Archived NJ Workers’ Compensation & Work Accident FAQs

• NJ Workers’ Compensation Benefits – Reporting to Employer After a Workplace Accident
  What if you didn’t report your workplace injury right away? What should you do? Can you still benefits? See answer from a NJ workers’ comp lawyer.
• Can I get workers’ compensation benefits in New Jersey if I fell and was injured at work while engaging in horseplay?
  Answer: The answer to your question depends on the facts and circumstances surrounding your fall accident at work. New Jersey workers’ compensation law provides that if workers are injured while at work, they are entitled to receive workers’ comp benefits such as medical benefits and lost wages. For example, a machine operator who suffers a ...
• NJ Car Accident While Working – Permanent Total vs. Permanent Partial Workers’ Comp Benefits
  FAQ: What are permanent total benefits and permanent partial benefits? What are the differences and can I receive both after a car accident while I was making a delivery for work? Answer: Permanent total benefits and permanent partial benefits are types of workers’ compensation benefits NJ workers may be eligible to receive after being injured while ...
• I was injured at work in NJ, do I have to see the doctor my employer told me to go see?
  Answer: Yes, you do. Under NJ workers’ comp law, an employer is responsible for all medical treatment/expenses of the injured worker resulting from the work-related accident. However, the injured worker must treat with doctors his employer chooses, which in all likelihood, are doctors specified by the employer’s workers’ comp insurance carrier. Injured workers cannot choose ...
• Can I get NJ workers’ comp benefits even though my injury at work was not related to my job?
  When New Jersey workers are injured while at work, they may receive workers’ comp benefits pursuant to New Jersey workers’ compensation law. Your question is actually often asked by many injured New Jersey workers. Though many at work accidents are related to the workers’ jobs, such as a roofer falling from the roof of a ...
• I tripped over a ladder at work and broke my ankle. What should I do?
  If you were injured at work in New Jersey and sustained injuries, you may file a workers’ compensation claim. An injured employee who files a workers’ compensation may receive the following benefits: medical benefits, temporary total benefits, permanent partial benefits, and permanent total benefits. Therefore, your medical bills are covered by your employer’s workers’ compensation carrier. However, you can only ...

*Posted on January 15, 2015