Work Injuries

The 9 Most Common On-the-Job Injuries for Construction Workers According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2.8 million on-the-job injuries and illnesses occurred in 2019. In the construction industry alone, approximately three out...

While many volunteers may not be entitled to New Jersey Workers’ Compensation benefits because the law does not provide compensation benefits to volunteers performing work without receiving financial benefit, there are special provisions ...

RAM Law associate Matt Bonanno obtained a $175,000 workers compensation settlement for a Burlington County who was injured when a table fell on her knee at work.  The client suffered injuries to her knee and shoulder.  She was rec...

RAM Law associate Matt Bonanno obtains a $113,000 workers compensation settlement for a Middlesex County woman injured in two work related car accidents. The crashes resulted in back injuries ultimately requiring surgery. The settlement als...

In a ruling issued by an administrative law judge earlier this year, the tribunal held that workers' compensation benefits must cover the costs of any medical marijuana legally prescribed for and purchased by a New Jersey worker injured on ...

You have suffered an injury on the job and you can’t work. You know that you have a right to seek workers’ compensation while you are off the job, but you don’t have any idea what benefits are available and how the amount of compensat...

According to New Jersey workers’ compensation laws, you may only claim workers’ compensation benefits if you have been injured and the injured happened while you were on the job. In most instances, there won’t be a question as to whet...

In New Jersey, to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits, you must show two things: that you suffered an injury and that the injury during the performance of the normal or customary duties of your job. With respect to most workers’ ...

In earlier blogs, we helped you understand the concept of the breach of standard of care in personal injury lawsuits, as well as the requirement that you establish a causal link between the conduct of the defendant and your losses. You ca...

NJ Workers' Compensation In New Jersey, when you’ve been hurt on the job, your first course of action will typically be to file a workers’ compensation claim. In some instances, it may be your exclusive remedy—that means you must loo...