The average New Jersey construction site is fraught with potentially fatal dangers. For example, if you’re not paying close enough attention, you could fall off a high-story construction project and suffer life-threatening or debilitating injuries. Alternatively, you might make a mistake while using a massive piece of machinery. New Jersey workers who get hurt on the job are usually...

If you’ve been working on a scaffold that’s in need of repair, your employer could be in violation of Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety regulations. OSHA has designated specific rules that apply to scaffolds at New Jersey construction sites. Failure to adhere to those rules could result in fines and liability concerns for a construction company. According to...

If you’re like most office workers, you spend a lot of time sitting at a desk in front of a computer, and you do a lot of typing. Some people are susceptible to getting carpal tunnel syndrome from typing a lot, and some people aren’t. In fact, it’s difficult to predict who might get this debilitating condition, but if you type a lot, then you’re at risk. Here are few...

Countless New Jersey workers suffer serious on-the-job injuries every year. Many of these workers require pain medication to manage the chronic suffering that’s associated with their injuries. The problem is, pain medication — especially opioid-based pain medication — can be extremely addictive. When workers receive a prescription for Vicodin and OxyContin, for example, they...

At the Law Office of Jack L. Stillman, we’ve been seeking workers’ compensation benefits on behalf of injured New Jersey workers for over a quarter decade. In this time, we’ve become highly familiar with New Jersey workers’ compensation law, and we know exactly what it takes to get you approved for the highest level of benefits available for your injuries. Every...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created strict rules and regulations surrounding the use of scaffolding. The federal safety agency wrote these rules because construction workers use scaffolding often, and because scaffolding can break and deteriorate. They also create the opportunity for workers to fall and seriously hurt themselves. Unfortunately, serious...

New Jersey painters often work with a variety of solvents while they’re performing their job duties. If you’ve been involved in this kind of work for several years, then you probably know the basics of staying safe while using solvents, and you may have learned some of those basics the hard way. Solvent-based paints, solvent-based thinners and primers, paint strippers and white...

In the vast majority of workplace injury lawsuits, workers will have the ability to file a workers’ compensation claim. However, they might not be able to file an actual personal injury lawsuit relating to their injuries. This is because state workers’ compensation laws generally protect employers from work injury-related lawsuits. Nevertheless, in some situations, employees might...

If you spend a lot of time on the computer, carpal tunnel syndrome could ruin your career. The symptoms of carpel tunnel can involve tingling, weakness, numbness and other issues associated with the hands and lower arms. The symptoms can become so severe that they prevent you from typing, using a mouse and operating a computer. The problem is usually caused by inflammation that affects the...

Most New Jersey office workers assume that they are not likely to get injured on the job. However, offices are fraught with all manner of dangers — most of them completely preventable — which employees need to be aware of. Let’s take a look at three common office dangers, and what we can start doing now to make sure we’re not the victims of one. — Slip and fall...