Case study of Loeber v. Fair Lawn Board of Education submitted by workers compensation lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The court overturned the Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision regarding the installation of an elevator in the petitioner’s home after suffering an injury which left him paralyzed and unable to traverse steps to the second floor as well as the steps into the…
The Workers’ Compensation Act (N.J.S.A. 34:15) is mandatory social legislation that is designed to balance concern over employee rights and health with financial burdens on employers. The act ensures employees will be paid when they are injured on the job and provided medical treatment and therapy until the employee is ‘cured’, regardless of fault. However,…
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Appellate Victory Protects a Former Spouse’s Share of Pension Benefits
Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A Successful Family Law Appeal Our firm successfully represented the appellant in a New Jersey family law appeal concerning the division of pension benefits after divorce. On October 20, 2026, the Appellate Division reversed the order under review and sent the matter back to the Family Part for…