Have you been injured on the job? You shouldn’t wait to report the injury to your employer. Even if you don’t believe the injury to be significant, failing to report it in a timely manner can negatively affect your ability to collect benefits to which you should be entitled. The truth is that many injuries… Read more »
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Explaining 5 Possible Reasons Why Your Accidental Disability Pension Was Denied
There are 5 main reasons why your accidental disability pension could have been denied: The board does not perceive your injury to constitute total and permanent disability. The opinions of the board’s doctors would have influenced this view. The board does not perceive your injury to have directly resulted from the specific accident that you… Read more »
Know What to Expect at Your Disability Pension Trial
After your application for disability pension was denied, you were told you will have a trial at the Office of Administrative Law. While this may evoke visions of late-night TV dramas with juries and audiences, you should know that the disability pension denial trial is much more informal. The only people at the trial will… Read more »
Explaining How The Value of Your Workers’ Comp Claim is Determined
There are many factors that determine your workers’ comp claim’s value. One is the length or duration of treatment. Another factor is the type of treatment you have received. Operative treatments are more invasive and tend to increase the value of a case. When your treatment ends, you are evaluated by permanency experts, determining residual… Read more »
Explaining an Order Approving Settlement for Your Injury on the Job in New Jersey
Following the ending of your treatment for an injury on the job, you are evaluated by permanency experts. An order proving settlement would then mean that your case is to be resolved for a percentage of disability. Specific percentages are assigned to the body part or body parts injured in your accident. This number is… Read more »
Explaining What Happens Next After Treatment Ends for Your Injury on the Job in New Jersey
You’ve been injured on the job in New Jersey, and your treatment is ending. The next thing we do is request your medical records. We’ll then set up an evaluation with a medical expert of our choosing. The medical expert will look at your medical records and will examine your injury to evaluate your condition… Read more »
Determining Whether You Can Receive Additional Benefits After Your Workers’ Compensation Has Ended
Whether you are able to receive additional benefits beyond the end of your workers’ compensation depends on how your case originally settled. If it closed with an order approving settlement or a percentage of disability, then you can reopen your case within two years of receiving a final benefit. In contrast, you will not be… Read more »
The Time Limits for Reporting an Injury On The Job in New Jersey
Injuries on the job in New Jersey that involve a traumatic or specific accident must be reported to your employer and to the workers’ compensation insurance company within 90 days of the date when they occur. Neglecting to report within 90 days makes it much more difficult for you to obtain benefits. Be aware that… Read more »
Receive Benefit Payments While Receiving Medical Treatment on Workers’ Comp
Workers’ comp can pay you while you are receiving medical treatment through temporary disability benefits. These payments are 70% of your gross weekly wage, and the doctor providing the treatment in coordination with the workers’ compensation insurance company must have taken you out of work for seven or more days. Upon approval, you would soon… Read more »
