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Newly Signed Hand and Foot Bill Increases Amount of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy this week signed into law the long-considered hand and foot Bill, increasing the amount of workers’ compensation benefits paid for injuries producing loss of function for such injuries. The Bill accomplishes the legislature’s goal of providing greater compensation for hand and…
Read MoreWorkers Compensation Motion for Medical and Temporary Disability Benefits
Capel v. Township of Randolph Decided October 10, 2019 New Jersey Appellate Division (Not Approved for Publication) October 10, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Motions for medical and temporary disability benefits are urgent matters that are treated as such by Judges of Compensation. Because injured workers are not receiving benefits,…
Read MoreSpecial Employee and its effect on Workers Compensation benefits or ability to sue in Superior Court and not be limited to workers compensation benefits
Carabello v. Jackson Dawson Communications: (Not Approved for Publication March 26, 2019) Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Procedure: The plaintiff appealed the trial court’s determination that when plaintiff was injured he was a “special employee” of defendants and therefore entitled only to benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act, N.J.S.A.…
Read MoreI was involved in a car crash while working. Why do I have to pay back the Worker’s Compensation people?
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE o/b/o SABERT CORPORATION, v. JOSE R. RODRIGUEZ, SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION Approved for Publication — Decided April 2, 2019 I was involved in a car crash while working. Why do I have to pay back the Worker’s Compensation people? Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the…
Read MoreIs it a Workers Compensation Claim or is it an Accidental Disability Benefits Claim entitling a petitioner to State Disability?
Conti v. NJ Board of Public Employees Retirement Pensions Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION UNPUBLISHED {1″No unpublished opinion shall constitute precedent or be binding upon any court.” R. 1:36-3. Indeed, unreported decisions “serve no precedential value, and cannot reliably be considered part of our…
Read MoreWhy can’t I sue my employer if I am injured at work by a co-employee?
Johns v. Wengerter. New Jersey Appellate Division decided April 1, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this unreported decision as a volunteer fireman was injured during a prank on duty when I co-employee placed a small firecracker in the firehouse toilet. He thereafter sued his employer in Superior Court and…
Read MoreThe interplay between NJ Workers Compensation Statute and NJ Law Against Discrimination: If a plaintiff who pursues a workers’ compensation claim under the Act but fails to utilize its enforcement mechanisms can s/he make a claim for failure to accommodate
Frank Caraballo, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. City of Jersey City Police ——— SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY Decided March 25, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This case represents an excellent example of the unintended consequences at the intersections of two of New Jersey’s most important employee rights laws. Initially you have the workers compensation statute,…
Read MorePermanency… What is it in the context of a New Jersey Workers Compensation Case?
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Today I’m going to discuss one of the three statutory entitlements provided employees in New Jersey’s Worker’s Compensation statute. When people ask me what is the benefit of filing a Worker’s Compensation claim I explain to them in a very simple way. New Jersey’s Worker’s Compensation…
Read MoreCan I sue a landlord of the commercial building where I work if i am injured on the job?
What if there is a defect in the building where I work? Can is sue the building owner? Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Soriano v. 70 Hudson St. Realty, LLC , N.J. Super. App. Div. Decided February 27, 2019. In this case the Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her wrongful death action…
Read MoreIf I have a workers compensation case in New Jersey can I also sue in Superior Court?
What is a Section 20 Settlement and why is my attorney proposing it to me? Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. MARGARITA SORIANO, Individually and as Administratrix Ad Prosequendum of the ESTATE OF GUMERCINDO SORIANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 70 HUDSON STREET REALTY, LLC, DF 70 REALTY, LLC, MF 70 REALTY, LLC, LJC 70 REALTY, LLC,…
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