If you suffer an illness or injury at work, you may be entitled to permanent partial disability. Your injury or illness must have resulted in a permanent partial disability. The basis of the benefits would be a portion of specific “scheduled” or “non-scheduled” losses. A “scheduled” loss is one in which the arms, hands, fingers…

If you can not go back to work because of the injuries you suffered at work, your employer’s insurer should pay for the cost of your receipt of vocational rehabilitation therapy. If vocational rehabilitation therapy does not result in your return to work, you may have a right to receive permanent disability benefits. In the…

If the doctor chosen by your employer says you can return to work, you are entitled to request a second opinion. If a second physician disagrees with the first, you can file an appeal with the workers’ compensation board. The board may direct the insurance carrier to pay the expenses of the extra medical treatment…

Workers’ compensation cases usually take about one year to resolve. Thus, it is important that you return all calls, and respond to all letters, sent by your workers’ compensation attorney. Your attorney cannot begin to handle your case until you have completed your treatment, at which point your case will begin with the filing of…

In New Jersey, workers’ compensation is restricted to three kinds of payments: medical bills, temporary compensation and permanent disability. It does not permit payment for pain and suffering. However, in some instances, you can file another claim beyond the workers’ compensation claim, against an additional party, if that party is a person who could be…

Employers deny workers’ compensation benefits for many different reasons. If your employer has refused to grant your request for such benefits, you can communicate with your employer’s insurance company directly. In addition, you can file a claim with the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation. However, you should first seek legal counsel from a knowledgeable…

Among the benefits that are available to the dependents of a worker who was killed at work or who died due to an occupational disease include wage-replacement payments and funeral expenses. In New Jersey, the maximum amount of funeral expenses that can be recovered is $3,500. In addition, family members can receive payments on a…

If your work-related injury causes you to be absent from work, you may be eligible for temporary disability benefits through worker’s compensation insurance. In addition, you may qualify to receive other benefits regardless of time lost from work. In New Jersey, a person who suffered an injury at work has to be unable to work…

Disagreements about workers’ compensation are not unusual. Your employer has reason to contradict your claim for benefits. Employers finance workers’ compensation claims through the use of insurance policies. A large payout results in a greater premium. Thus, a smaller payout is ultimately less costly for your employer. There are times when an employer will reject…

In accordance with the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act, an employee who has been permanently injured has a right to permanency benefits. The more severe the disability, the more funds an injured employee has a right to receive. To determine the quantity of funds, the judge follows a previously created payment chart. The dollar amounts…