If you suffer an injury at work, then under the workers’ compensation program, your employer’s insurance pays your medical bills and lost earnings. In return, you forfeit your right to file a lawsuit against your employer in most instances. However, you may file a third-party lawsuit against a third party who caused your injury at…

Generally, temporary disability benefits are given at the rate of 70 percent of the employee’s average weekly wage. However, there is a maximum amount a worker can receive every year. There is an award of temporary disability benefits at a time when an employee is unable to go back to work, and is receiving medical…

Under New Jersey law, the employer has the authority to choose the doctor who will provide medical care to an injured employee. However, if the employer provides services that are reasonable and needed to treat the injured employee, the worker can file a motion for medical and temporary disability benefits. The filing procedures are stated…

Under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act, if an employee suffers an injury at work, the employer must pay for all medical treatment received for the injury. However, the employer can select the physician who will treat the employee. A physician who is chosen by the employer to treat a work-related injury is referred to…

According to the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act, an employee must inform his or her employer of any injury that took place at work. An employee who suffered an injury in the workplace has a maximum of 90 days in which to report the accident. The employee should complete an accident report directly after the…

One option is to contact the insurance carrier directly. Another option is to file a claim with the appropriate state agency. In New Jersey, that agency would be the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. In any scenario in which an employer is acting uncooperatively concerning a workers’ compensation claim, it behooves the concerned party…

In New Jersey, it is important to report all work-related injuries and illnesses to an employer as soon as possible. But the statute of limitations that applies to workers’ compensation cases is different in each state. In New Jersey, a formal claim petition must be filed within two years of the date of injury or…

New Jersey law has set the amount for an attorney’s fee in workers’ compensation cases. However, the cost differs from case to case. Workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy in New Jersey for an employee who suffers a work-related accident or illness. It is no-fault insurance that employers must carry to cover their employees in…

If you are injured while at work you are entitled to certain basic rights under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation law. Included among them are the right to medical treatment, the right to obtain payment, i.e., temporary disability, for lost time, and the right to obtain payment for any subsequent ill effects of the injury if…