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Why is my Worker’s Compensation award so small and the benefits so low?
Sondhi v Tropicana Hotel and Casino decided February 13, 2017 Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the petitioner appeals the workers compensation judge’s determination that he should be awarded more than a 30% partial disability of the statutory left foot. The judge considered the medical records and the parties’…
Read MoreNew Jersey Worker’s Compensation Prioritizes Motions Requesting Medical Benefits not Provided by the Insurance Company
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On October 21, 2016 the New Jersey Worker’s Compensation director and chief judge issued a memo advising that the Rules pertaining to the motions for medical and temporary disability benefits SHALL be strictly enforced. Although these Rules had been in effect since 2002 they were seldom…
Read MoreCar Crash During Employment – Who Pays the Medical Bills?
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. If you’re in a car crash during the course of employment who pays your medical bills? Also, if you recover from a third-party, do you have to pay back the Worker’s Compensation carrier for the medical temporary disability and permanency award you obtain? This issue comes…
Read MoreLassandro v. Pep Boys and Rotary Lift Services
If you are ‘intentionally’ injured at work can you sue your employer in addition to making a workers’ compensation claim? Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case plaintiff was injured when other employees modified a car lift by adding weights to a safety arm disengaging the safety arm from working.…
Read MoreNew Jersey Worker’s Compensation Judge find heart attack related to work and awards partial total disability
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case petitioner is seeking partial total disability arising out of a heart attack which took place during the course of business hours. A heart attack case is a very interesting work related injury which requires the petitioner to bring a much greater level of…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Representing Yourself in Workers Compensation Cases
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Lake New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division decided April 22, 2016. Self-Representation Can Be Risky in Workers Compensation Cases Should you listen to your attorney and follow the procedure outlined by him or her in the correspondence you review? In today’s legal environment and…
Read MoreWorkers Compensation Judge’s Findings | Permanent Partial Disability Award | Mesgleski vs. Spes Company
Mesgleski vs. Spes Company February 20, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Deference to the Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision making process was also outlined in this case. The court reiterated, as I have in many other cases the Appellate Court’s “reviewability” of the that trial court’s judge’s a) examination of…
Read MoreAppellate Court’s Scope of Review of the Compensation Court’s Decision | Mesgleski vs. Spes Company
Mesgleski vs. Spes Company February 20, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the Comp judge made finds of fact and determinations of credibility of the doctors who testified as well as the petitioner. This petitioner filed an initial claim in 1992 and then filed a series of…
Read MoreJudge Reject’s Employer’s Routine Incursions into a Petitioner’s Unrelated Prior Medical History!
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Todaro v. Gloucester County Department of Corrections Decided February 6, 2016 Appellate Division affirmation of Decision of the Workers Compensation Court decision. This is a very important case issued by the Supervisory Judge of the Camden Vicinage of New Jersey’s Workers Compensation Court. The issue addresses an employer’s entitlement…
Read MoreKatzenstein vs. Dollar General Continued: Standard of Review in Appealing Workers Comp Claims
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. Previous related articles: Katzenstein vs. Dollar General: Standard of Review in Appealing Workers Comp Claims Award of Temporary Disability Benefits is a Final Judgment and May Be Appealed As a result they file an unemployment compensation claim. Unfortunately, what you place in the unemployment compensation claim could…
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