Workers’ compensation benefits can help with the fallout from a workplace injury or illness. These benefits come in different forms, and apply to different situations and needs. Different types of workers’ compensation benefits Workers’ compensation benefits are...
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What types of injuries are sustained by home healthcare workers?
When a home healthcare worker has been injured on the job, they may be left with no source of income and little means of caring for themselves. If you work in the home healthcare industry and have been injured in your workplace, it is valuable to know how workers’...
Workplace injuries may occur at home
Beginning in 2020, working from home has become routine and will continue in the future in at least some modified form. Now, almost one in four Americans telecommute from their homes. According to estimates, 70 percent of the workforce in this country will work...
Five common reasons for workers’ compensation claim denials
A workplace accident can quickly wreak havoc on your life, leaving you not only with physical pain and suffering, but also extensive financial losses. As a result, you might struggle to make ends meet as medical bills come due and your savings dry up. This can leave...
Will workers’ compensation be increased in 2022?
Many Americans are struggling to be able to put food on the table because grocery prices have increased for a variety of reasons. At a time when many people in this country are unemployed or on workers’ compensation, a little extra financial help can really make life...
What to do following an injury at work
Workers’ compensation benefits may be able to help injured workers during a difficult period in their lives. For that reason, injured workers should be familiar with what they should do following a workplace injury. Steps to take following a workplace injury Injured...
What injuries do nursing professionals face?
Registered nurses are on the front lines in this country every day, putting themselves constantly in harm’s way to provide for their patients. The vigilance required to maintain safety standards for everyone present, especially in the middle of an emergency, is...
New Jersey’s top public workplace hazards
Each year, the New Jersey Department of Labor (DOL) issues a report on the top workplace hazards in public jobs. Many jobs require that workers perform their duties in person. Remote work is not an option. But whether, they are working from home or at a job site,...
Workers’ compensation might soon include injuries in parking lots
For New Jersey workers who are injured on the job, workers’ compensation benefits can be a primary factor in making ends meet and getting the medical care they need. Being approved for benefits requires adhering to the rules when reporting the injury, filing the claim...
What are your options if your claim for benefits is denied?
Being injured at work is no picnic and in fact a severe injury can lead to temporary or permanent disability that prevents you from working for a period of time. When this happens, you may want to pursue workers’ compensation benefits. Sadly, not all claims for...
