Even if you've never heard of the exclusive remedy doctrine, you're already adhering to the legal provision by working for a Bergen County employer. The American Bar Association says the doctrine is part of the deal employees make to receive workers' compensation...
Month: April 2014
New Jersey nurses suffer workplace violence in silence
Many Bergen County nurses go to work with the expectation they will encounter both cooperative and uncooperative patients. Aggressive behaviors in some patients can lead to violence, especially in psychiatric facilities and emergency rooms. Nurse injuries caused by...
Worker on scaffolding killed in Midtown construction accident
Construction work in Bergen County intensifies as the cold weather fades to spring's warmer temperatures. Work confined to the indoors for the last several months has moved outside, with jobs that require some workers to scale buildings. Employees working on new...
New Jersey construction project halted after collapse injures 3
Who is responsible for a Bergen County workplace accident? The answer can be as individual as the circumstances. New Jersey employers carry workers' compensation insurance to provide benefits for employees injured on the job and their families, but other compensation...