Workers Compensation

[embedded content] Derick is a 47 year old man who injured his low back while at work lifting pallets. He suffered herniated discs to his low back which required pain management injections and ultimately a surgery. He was unable to return ...

So you've been hurt on the job in New Jersey and, as required by law, you've filed a workers' compensation claim through your employer. Your employer's workers' compensation insurance provider will require that you be examined by a physic...

RAM Law Partner, Jay Mascolo, obtained a $175,000 settlement for a workers’ compensation claim of a young man who sustained serious injuries when he was struck in the face by a piece of equipment operated by a co-employee. A...

RAM Law Partner, Jay Mascolo, obtained a $188,000 settlement for a workers’ compensation claim of a young woman who had a safe fall on her while working.  A 1,500 pound safe fell over and onto the RAM Law client’s legs while being load...

When an injury is work related Injuries that result from an accident are deemed work related if they “arise out of and in the course of employment.”   Exactly when an employee is “in the course of employment” has been extensive...

New Jersey is a no-fault state for workers’ compensation. This means that you can receive workers’ compensation benefits regardless of who was at fault for your injury. Generally, even if you were at fault for the accident, you are stil...

Under New Jersey workers’ compensation law, your employer and/or your employer’s insurance company must pay you temporary disability benefits. These benefits are calculated as 70% of your gross weekly wages. However, there is a ...

If you suffer a work-related injury, your employer is required to pay for all necessary and reasonable medical treatment, prescriptions and hospital services related to the work injury.  This is true regardless of whether the employer was ...