I fell in the parking lot at work before I clock in for the day at my public sector job. i would not have been in the parking lot, but for going to work. Am I entitled to Accidental Disability Benefits?? Submitted by New Jersey Slip and Fall Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In these two virtually…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 62-2-3403 Yanecko v. Waste Management, App. Div. (per curiam) (13 pp.) Plaintiff’s employer, Waste Management, appeals the Judge of Worker’s Compensation’s order finding that Yanecko suffered a compensable occupational injury leaving him 25% permanently partially disabled due to “orthopedic residuals of a chronic lumbosacral sprain with findings of disc herniation…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…