It's the question that every injured worker wants answered: "What is my workers' compensation case worth?" In New Jersey, there are three kinds of payments in a workers' compensation case: Payment of medical bills necessary to "cure and relieve" you of the effects of your injury. However, your…
Posted on November 26, 2013 by Vincent Jesuele
Workers’ compensation is a “no fault” insurance program that provides, medical treatment, wage replacement, and permanent disability compensation to employees who suffer job-related injuries or illnesses. In New Jersey, virtually every employer is required to carry workers’ compensation insurance…
It's the question that every injured worker wants answered: "What is my workers' compensation case worth?" In New Jersey, there are two kinds of payments in a workers' compensation case: Temporary disability , paid while you cannot work because of your injury. It is paid at 70% of your weekly wage…
Posted on February 25, 2013 by Vincent Jesuele
I've noticed that there seems to be a lot of confusion about the apostrophe in the phrase "workers compensation". I've seen "workers compensation", "workers' compensation", and even "worker's compensation". So which is correct? Well, it depends on who you ask. In both New Jersey and New York…
Posted on December 17, 2012 by Vincent Jesuele
It can happen that a person's employment takes place in more than one state. For example, you might be on the clock working for a company based in New York on a highway in New Jersey headed to a job site in Pennsylvania when you get into a car accident. Generally, if you're involved in an automobile…
Posted on November 28, 2012 by Vincent Jesuele
When I'm speaking with a new client, they want to know: how does workers compensation work? In this post I'm going to briefly outline the steps a claim follows from injury to compensation and beyond. Workers' compensation begins when a worker is injured on the job. In New Jersey, where I practice…
It’s a typical afternoon at work and you’re busy stocking shelves with merchandise. You strain as you reach overhead to place a particularly heavy item on the shelf. Suddenly a sharp, searing pain cuts through your shoulder, causing you to cry out in agony. After the initial burst of pain subsides…
The following summary of workers compensation benefits presents a general outline of the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation system. For further details, the worker should consult a licensed attorney in the State of New Jersey with expertise in workers’ compensation cases. Whenever a worker is injured…
Let’s face it: a lot of us work in dangerous jobs – construction, manufacturing, warehousing. And a lot of us work in not-so-dangerous jobs – offices, schools, medical facilities. The truth is that in almost 30 years of handling workers compensation cases, I have seen very severe injuries in both…