Workers Compensation
Temporary Disability Benefits and the New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Act
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark What is temporary disability benefits (TDB) and how am I entitled to it under the New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Act. Temporary disability benefits are statutorily authorized wage replacement for any and all employees who were injured in the course of their employment. If you have any…
Read MoreAre Injuries Sustained by a Volunteer Fire Fighter Covered by New Jersey’s Worker’s Compensation?
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark If you are a volunteer FIRE FIGHTER in New Jersey while currently unemployed, and are injured in your volunteer position you may now be eligible for a temporary disability benefits under New Jersey’s Worker’s Compensation statute. If you have any questions about TDB issue please call…
Read MoreAppealing an Agency Decision in New Jersey to the Appellate Division
EBONY BROWN, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Decided February 11, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Am I entitled to make a accidental disability benefit claim against my public sector employer for my work related injury ?? How do I proceed? This case addresses one specific threshold question regarding how your…
Read MoreWhat is an undesigned and unexpected traumatic event that takes place in the course of employment for a public employee who is entitled to make a accidental disability retirement claim?
EBONY BROWN, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Decided February 11, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Am I entitled to make an accidental disability benefit claim against my public sector employer for my work related injury ?? How do I proceed? This case addresses one specific threshold question regarding how your…
Read MoreCan I appeal my workers combination decision to a Appeal Court ?
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. MICHAEL GERITY, Petitioner v. NEW JERSEY TRANSIT Facts: In 2005, petitioner was injured when another vehicle struck the bus he was driving for NJT. Through the workers’ compensation system, he underwent multiple surgeries on his arms and neck. In two successive settlements, he received an award of…
Read MoreIs an accident in a parking lot on the way into work treated different for an accidental disability claim different than for a workers compensation claim?
Submitted by New Jersey Disability Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the question boils down to When does work start? At what point in time are you at your employer’s location for his benefit as well as yours and at what point and time is your behavior considered ‘part and parcel to the employment’. Is…
Read MoreCan I get Worker’s Compensation if my employer thinks i am independent contractor but really I am in employee?
Pandola v. Melenio Express Inc. (New Jersey Appellate Division Unreported Decision October 29, 2018) Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. When is an employee an independent contractor? Can I get Worker’s Compensation if my employer thinks i am independent contractor but really I am in employee? How do I determine if I…
Read MoreAre you being watched by someone because you made a workers compensation claim or were involved in a car crash?
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. When you make a claim against an insurance company from a workers compensation case and/or file suit against a driver as a result of a car crash and you are claiming personal injuries you become the target of surveillance. Why? Because insurance companies are not your…
Read MoreMichelle Lomet and Dennis Lomet Sr. v. Lawes Coal Company
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This is another very recent appellate division case addressing the trial court acting as the gate keeper dismissing a case where the plaintiff (here a workers’ compensation petitioner in comp court) was not able to causally connect his cancer diagnosis to the ‘alleged’ work related exposure.…
Read MoreMount v Trustees Board of Pensions
Mount v. Trustees Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On January 10, 2007 Officer Mount was on duty when a severe accident occurred. Mount was the first responder on scene and saw the accident prior to the fire engulfing the vehicle and three teenagers in the car. Mount did not have the…
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