[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/employers-cannot-retaliate-against-employees-who-file-for-new-jersey-workers-comp\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/employers-cannot-retaliate-against-employees-who-file-for-new-jersey-workers-comp\/","headline":"Employers Cannot Retaliate Against Employees Who File For New Jersey Workers\u2019 Comp","name":"Employers Cannot Retaliate Against Employees Who File For New Jersey Workers\u2019 Comp","description":"The New Jersey Workers\u2019 Compensation Statute makes it illegal for an employer to retaliate against its employee for filing a workers\u2019 compensation claim \u2013 or against the employee\u2019s co-workers for participating in the case. If you believe that your employer retaliated against you for filing for workers\u2019 comp benefits, you should immediately hire a New&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/employers-cannot-retaliate-against-employees-who-file-for-new-jersey-workers-comp\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Employers Cannot Retaliate Against Employees Who File For New Jersey Workers\u2019 Comp<\/span><\/a>","datePublished":"2013-06-20","dateModified":"2026-03-10","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/author\/dmlawyer\/#Person","name":"Dan T. Matrafajlo","url":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/author\/dmlawyer\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4cd7921c278b5fce01aa11ff8757760e046d90270e00964f697cbd173dee30a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4cd7921c278b5fce01aa11ff8757760e046d90270e00964f697cbd173dee30a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Beninato & Matrafajlo Attorneys Law LLC.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/logo.png","width":366,"height":74}},"url":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/employers-cannot-retaliate-against-employees-who-file-for-new-jersey-workers-comp\/"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/employers-cannot-retaliate-against-employees-who-file-for-new-jersey-workers-comp\/#BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Workers&#8217; Compensation Guide","item":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/workers-compensation-guide\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Injuries Are Covered Under New Jersey Workers\u2019 Compensation Law","item":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/what-injuries-are-covered-under-new-jersey-workers-compensation-law\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Employers Cannot Retaliate Against Employees Who File For New Jersey Workers\u2019 Comp","item":"https:\/\/dmlawyer.com\/employers-cannot-retaliate-against-employees-who-file-for-new-jersey-workers-comp\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]