By Tanya Phillips If you are injured at work one of the most important things that you can do is report the accident to your employer. Reporting a workplace accident to your employer may seem obvious. However, in some instances when immediate medical attention is not needed many people will wait and see what happens with [...]
Workers’ comp can pay you while you are receiving medical treatment through temporary disability benefits. These payments are 70% of your gross weekly wage, and the doctor providing the treatment in coordination with the workers’ compensation insurance company must have taken you out of work for seven or more days. Upon approval, you would soon [...]
When we take your workers’ compensation claim, you only pay us if we win your case. This is called a contingency fee. Our typical fee when we win a case is 20% of any permanency award resulting from your case. You should be aware that other fees are also involved with a workers’ comp claim. [...]
Upon settling your case, you will need to go to court to make a record of the understanding of the resolution of your claim. You’ll receive a copy of the court order when you leave, and the insurance company will have 60 days to pay you the money determined in your settlement. You’ll receive your [...]
You may be wanting to see a doctor of your own choosing if you have been injured in an accident at work. However, it is very important that you see the doctor recommended by the workers’ comp insurance company. Based on what happens there, you may be able to see your own doctor thereafter. If [...]
You were injured, and your injury prevents you from doing your job. You filed a Workers’ Compensation claim. Your employer cannot lawfully terminate your employment for filing the Workers’ Comp claim, but he can still fire you for unrelated reasons. However, if your employment is terminated during the time when you are injured and pursuing [...]
New Jersey corrections officers who’ve been attacked by inmates while on the job finally will be entitled to receive sick pay for their injuries under a bill recently signed into law by Governor Chris Christie.Beginning in October, the new legislation will continue to pay officers who are hurt at work as a result of an [...]
If you are not a citizen and you are injured at work, you may be concerned about what your citizenship status means in relation to your access to benefits for your injury. The answers hinge both on whether you are here legally and what types of benefits you are seeking. You may be surprised to [...]
Sometimes a worker who has an injury will have difficulty acquiring medical treatment or getting paid while unable to work, and your issue may be listed in front of a workers’ compensation judge. What does the workers’ compensation judge do? A workers’ compensation judge will address disputes related to issues of access to medical treatment [...]
Have you wondered how the value of your workers’ compensation case is determined? In New Jersey, the value of your case is determined by way of permanency evaluations, and the process involved includes the input of doctors and the court. After your lawyer receives copies of all your medical records, he forwards them to a [...]
