Over the past several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, with over 3,000,000 confirmed cases around the world. At the time of publication, over 1,000,000 of those cases are in the United States, with New Jersey nearing 120,000 confirmed cases and 7,000 deaths. While everyone is doing their part to flatten the curve [...]
You have rejected the first settlement offer after you were evaluated by doctors for an injury you suffered while at work. Your attorney will then attempt to renegotiate the settlement with the insurance company in court. The insurance company may or may not agree to another settlement amount, and the judge may provide input in [...]
Two types of settlements may result in a workers’ compensation class. One involves all treatment being provided by the workers’ comp insurance company, along with their willingness to pay a percentage of disability based on your functional loss sustained in the accident. The other kind of settlement that can result is a Section 20. This [...]
If the insurance company won’t pay for the treatment recommended by their own doctor, the first thing you need to do is contact your lawyer. We will help you with the process going forward. We will then get the medical notes from your treating medical doctor. These notes will indicate you are in need of [...]
If you have been approved for an ordinary disability pension, it may affect your workers’ compensation case. This will be true if the conditions listed in your disability pension are the same as in your workers’ comp claim. The overlap of the times for your disability pension and your workers’ comp claim will result in [...]
Have you been injured on the job? You shouldn’t wait to report the injury to your employer. Even if you don’t believe the injury to be significant, failing to report it in a timely manner can negatively affect your ability to collect benefits to which you should be entitled. The truth is that many injuries [...]
By Tanya Phillips If you are injured at work in New Jersey you are entitled to three workers’ compensation benefits: 1) Medical benefits, 2) Temporary disability benefits, and 3) Permanent partial disability benefits. Medical Benefits Your employer and/or its workers’ compensation carrier are permitted by law to choose the doctor who will treat you. They are [...]
There are many factors that determine your workers’ comp claim’s value. One is the length or duration of treatment. Another factor is the type of treatment you have received. Operative treatments are more invasive and tend to increase the value of a case. When your treatment ends, you are evaluated by permanency experts, determining residual [...]
By Tanya Phillips If you are injured at work in New Jersey you are entitled to three workers’ compensation benefits: 1) Medical benefits, 2) Temporary disability benefits, and 3) Permanent partial disability benefits. Medical Benefits Your employer and/or their workers’ compensation carrier are permitted by law to choose the doctor who will treat you. They [...]
Whether you are able to receive additional benefits beyond the end of your workers’ compensation depends on how your case originally settled. If it closed with an order approving settlement or a percentage of disability, then you can reopen your case within two years of receiving a final benefit. In contrast, you will not be [...]
