by jromWCNJ | Nov 6, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
Any discussion of common problems with workers’ compensation claims must first begin with a general understanding of what workers’ compensation is supposed to do. Workers’ compensation is supposed to provide you with benefits whenever you are injured...
by jromWCNJ | Oct 30, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
To put it simply, your average weekly wage for the purpose or workers’ compensation benefits is the average amount of money you earned during an average work week prior to being injured. Calculating your average weekly wage properly is very important because a...
by jromWCNJ | Oct 16, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
Many injuries occur when people are coming and going to work––before work starts and at the end of the day. Where an accident occurs will determine whether the injury will be covered under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation statute. The Coming And Going Rule Generally...
by jromWCNJ | Oct 9, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a medical condition that often results from a very stressful experience or multiple stressful experiences. This can include stressful experiences that happen at work. Many workers are exposed to stressful situations on the job....
by jromWCNJ | Sep 29, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
Have you been injured on the job and want to know how to maximize your workers’ compensation settlement? In many cases settling your New Jersey workers’ compensation case makes the most sense. If this true for you, you can maximize the settlement value of your...
by jromWCNJ | Sep 15, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
Workers’ compensation shoulders injuries are fairly common. People injure their shoulders a lot at work, often due to lifting things that are too heavy or working overhead. Other times, people injure their shoulders at work when they trip over something or fall from...
by jromWCNJ | Sep 1, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
Like other work-related injuries, work-related ankle injuries are fairly common. People will often twist their ankles at work by stepping on uneven surfaces or into holes in the floor. Sometimes people step on discarded or misplaced items and twist, fracture, or break...
by jromWCNJ | Aug 21, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
If you are injured at work, you are entitled to file a workers’ compensation claim with your employer or its workers’ compensation insurance company. In addition, you are entitled to file a third party lawsuit against anyone one other than your employer or...
by jromWCNJ | Aug 11, 2017 | construction site injury, workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
Imagine what it would be like if you couldn’t hear music, conversation, or the sound of birds singing. Imagine what it would be like if you couldn’t hear the doorbell or telephone ring, or the sound of your children’s voices. Again, imagine what it would be like if...
by jromWCNJ | Aug 4, 2017 | workmans comp advice, workmans compensation
A question that workers’ compensation lawyers often get from their clients is “what is the role of the nurse case manager in my workers’ compensation case?” When you have been injured at work and have filed a workers’ compensation claim with the insurance company, you...
