Some industries see significant amounts of workplace violence that threatens the health and safety of workers. Specifically, violence at hospitals and other medical facilities in the United States is becoming an increasingly common source of workplace injuries for...
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Workers’ Compensation
5 common reasons for workers’ compensation denial
If you’ve suffered an on-the-job injury, then you’re probably trying to find a way to offset the losses that have befallen you. This can seem like a monumental task given that you probably need extensive medical care at a time when you’re unable to work, and your...
Top reasons why workers’ compensation claims are denied
A workplace injury or illness is never expected. Therefore, it can throw your life into disarray, leaving you uncertain about your future and where to turn for help. But as you try to focus your efforts on your recovery and getting back to work, you might be able to...
Can I collect workers’ compensation for a mental illness?
While health care workers in New Jersey can incur a variety of job-related physical injuries, the mental toll health care workers face on the job is significant, especially since the pandemic. Mental illness caused by job-related stressors can severely impact a health...
Who is responsible for your construction-site accident?
Construction accidents happen all of the time in New Jersey. And they can leave a worker with serious injuries that take time and money if you want to recover adequately. In the aftermath of one of these incidences, you may be left wondering how to recover...
New Jersey workplace accident statistics worse than national average
As we often say on this blog, accidents can happen in any type of workplace, but workplace accidents are more likely to lead to serious injury in certain industries than they are in others. Statistics from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics also show that serious...
Health care workers face unique workplace hazards
After global events over the past two years have shown, those employed in the health care industry truly are the frontline workers we depend on in the case of a medical emergency or serious illness. Still, a hospital is not always a safe setting and health care...
Who is responsible when a construction worker is injured?
In New Jersey, across the nation and all over the world, one of the most dangerous jobs that people can do is working construction. This is no surprise given the innate risks involved with the work. It is physically and mentally taxing. There is heavy equipment and...
Is your office an unsafe place to work?
It is easy to see how jobs involving strenuous physical labor or heavy machinery can be dangerous for workers, subjecting them to the possibility of sustaining a workplace injury. But even if you work an office job in Lawnside, you could still be exposed to workplace...
Workers’ compensation benefits explained
When employees in New Jersey start the workday, they often do not consider the possibility of getting injured that day. However, even in a work environment that is not inherently dangerous, workplace injuries are always a possibility. As such, employers should provide...