Perhaps you were utilizing your company’s heavy machinery when you faced an insignificant injury. You worked within the scope of your employment, you utilized the equipment correctly, but an accident caused you to need a quick doctor’s visit to ensure that your injury...
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Legal Marijuana Complicates Workers’ Compensation
As New Jersey considers the legalization of marijuana, its residents can look to the experience of other states in this area. In Colorado, for instance, recreational marijuana may be legal, but its effects are felt in other areas as well. One of those areas is...
No Medical Marijuana For Maine Workers’ Compensation Company
In a ruling of interest to those concerned about the relationship between workers’ compensation laws and the conflict between state and federal law on marijuana, the Maine Supreme Court recently reversed a lower court, ruling in favor of an employer. The employer did...
5 injured on the job in confined space — only 3 survive
Confined space and hazardous gases pose deadly risks to workers in New Jersey and other states. Both these hazards are covered by the safety regulations prescribed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. However, noncompliance is more common than what...
The importance of the reporting of occupational diseases
Both the federal government and the State of New Jersey strive to prevent occupational diseases among their workers in the labor force. An occupational disease can result from an exposure to an element, such as a gas, chemical, noise or heavy metals that occurs in the...
Why more people aren’t filing for workers’ compensation benefits
Workers’ compensation insurance should provide a safety net for employees who are hurt on the job in New Jersey. After an injury, this system should cover medical costs and a portion of lost wages. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, of the injured workers who...
What does a workers’ comp insurance investigator want to know?
Your New Jersey employer is required by law to carry workers’ compensation insurance. Like any type of insurance, after a claim is made, the company investigates the circumstances that led to the injury. According to the FHM Insurance Company, an investigator uncovers...
What is your workplace injury costing you?
Sustaining a serious injury while you are at your workplace in New Jersey leads to lost time on the job, lost wages and often a permanent loss of health. According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workers’ compensation programs are...
What is the Second Injury Fund?
As you may have discovered when you started receiving workers’ compensation benefits in New Jersey, there is a limit on how long these payments will last. If you have suffered an injury that has made it impossible to work, you may be concerned about what you...
What you post on social media could hurt your workers’ comp claim
For many people in New Jersey, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are part of their daily routine. These sites enable people to post photos and messages about their activities, but they can also be used to deny a workers’ compensation claim. For...