Employers in New Jersey and elsewhere are generally protected from being sued by an employee because of a workplace injury. The workers’ compensation system is in place to protect both an injured worker and an employer. The system provides the injured employee with income during missed work as well as compensation for expenses related to the workplace injury. In theory, there should be...

Getting hurt on the job can be more than just physically painful; it can be mentally painful as well. Instead of getting up and going to work to earn your salary, you may need to file for assistance through a workers’ compensation claim. To add insult to injury, some employers retaliate against these claims. What is workers’ compensation retaliation? First, it helps to have an...

Like other states, New Jersey has its fair share of workplace injuries. While most people leave for work each day expecting to come home changed only by fatigue, accidents can and do happen. Workers’ compensation is the government’s way to protect and provide for those who have been injured while working. When money is a real concern as it is in these modern times, workers’...

“Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number”, the title is catchy, but when it comes to pedestrian accidents it appears the Rhythm and Blues artist Aaliyah was wrong: age is more than just a number. A recent publication by ProPublica takes an in-depth look at pedestrian accidents, analyzing how different speeds of the impacting vehicle can affect survival rates. One of the more striking...

Laws requiring the reporting of worker injuries and illnesses have been around for decades. Long-standing rules, however, can and should be improved in order to better protect the workers here in New Jersey and across the country. If it seems as though workers are still not as safe as they should be in the workplace, then the system might need updating. And that is what the Occupational Safety...

People in New Jersey work all kinds of jobs. Different jobs have different stresses, whether physical, mental or emotional. We all work hard in our jobs. In turn, our jobs can be hard on us. What happens when the job leads to an injury or illness? Workers have the right to expect a safe environment. When a job gets so unsafe that it leads to an accident or maybe an illness, workers might also...