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,…
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By Tanya Phillips If you are injured at work one of the most important things that you can do is report the accident to your employer. Reporting a workplace accident to your employer may seem…
Read MoreWorkers’ 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’…
Read MoreWhen we take your workers’ compensation claim, you only pay us if we win your case. This is called a contingency fee. Our typical fee when we win a case is 20% of any permanency…
Read MoreUpon settling your case, you will need to go to court to make a record of the understanding of the resolution of your claim. You’ll receive a copy of the court order when you leave,…
Read MoreYou may be wanting to see a doctor of your own choosing if you have been injured in an accident at work. However, it is very important that you see the doctor recommended by the…
Read MoreYou were injured, and your injury prevents you from doing your job. You filed a Workers’ Compensation claim. Your employer cannot lawfully terminate your employment for filing the Workers’ Comp claim, but he can still…
Read MoreNew Jersey corrections officers who’ve been attacked by inmates while on the job finally will be entitled to receive sick pay for their injuries under a bill recently signed into law by Governor Chris Christie.…
Read MoreIf you are not a citizen and you are injured at work, you may be concerned about what your citizenship status means in relation to your access to benefits for your injury. The answers hinge…
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