Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Fitzgerald v. Walmart Can you file a Workers Compensation case for suffering an injury of you are merely ‘walking down the hall way or aisle and you become injured. In other words, with no actual ‘acute trauma’, such as slipping on water, falling down a step, picking up a heavy…
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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…