Workers Compensation

If you have received medical treatment, you have most likely acknowledged receipt of documentation involving HIPAA regulations. What exactly does this mean? Additionally, are there different standards for HIPAA regulations and workers’ compensation claims? What is HIPAA? The acronym HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The purpose of the… Continue reading HIPPA Regulations and Workers’ Compensation

In a recent unpublished opinion of the New Jersey Appellate Division, the court ruled against a worker who fell in the lobby of her employer’s building. Burke v. Investors Bank, No. A-1551-13T1, (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Mar. 16, 2015) states that there were no workers compensation benefits due for the injuries resulting from this… Continue reading No Workers Comp Benefits for Fall in Business Lobby

In a prior blog, we advised our readers of certain remunerations available for work-related accidents. Injured workers may be entitled to either partial or total permanent disability benefits. New Jersey Workers Compensation uses a permanent disability benefits schedule as its guideline for determining the amount allotted to the injury. Total Permanent Disability There are two… Continue reading NJ Workers Compensation Permanent Disability Benefits Schedule

What happens if your work-related accident is contested? Have you heard the term “Section 20” and wondered how it applied to workers’ compensation? Although most workers’ compensation cases are very straightforward, there are exceptions. Ever wonder how disputed cases are handled in court? Contested Workers’ Compensation Cases When you are injured at work, it is… Continue reading What is a Section 20 in Workers’ Compensation?

In previous blog posts, we have discussed the hazards of working with toxic chemicals such as asbestos and the medical conditions associated with it.  Many workers are routinely exposed to toxic substances, and if you are concerned that you may have been exposed, you may be entitled to New Jersey workers’ compensation.  An experienced New… Continue reading Toxic Substances: Benzene

What happens if you’ve been injured on the job, but your employer does not provide workers’ compensation insurance in direct violation of New Jersey law? Can you still recover some benefits or compensation for your injuries? In this article, New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyer Dan Matrafajlo will explain how you can still receive temporary disability… Continue reading New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Gives General Overview of the Uninsured Employers Fund

Workers’ compensation fraud is committed when an individual or organization willfully falsifies information in order to receive or deny benefits. New Jersey codified penalties for workers’ compensation fraud in 1998. Under this law such fraud is a criminal act, subject to civil and criminal penalties. An individual who “purposely or knowingly” offers false information in… Continue reading New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Fraud Penalties

Although non-governmental employers in the state of New Jersey are technically allowed to opt out of workers’ compensation insurance coverage, some employers are required to have it. In this article, New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyer Dan Matrafajlo will explain what business entities are required by New Jersey law to be covered by workers’ compensation insurance:… Continue reading What Kinds of Businesses Are Required to Have New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

In most cases, no. If your employer has New Jersey workers’ compensation insurance, he or she will report the injury to the insurer. The insurer will pass along the information to the Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau, who will in turn send it to the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation. Upon being informed of… Continue reading Does an Employer Need to Report a New Jersey Work Injury to the State?