Dedicated and Experienced Marlton Workers' Compensation Lawyer
If you’ve been injured or contracted an illness or disease while working, your first priority should be taking care of yourself and doing what you need to do to heal and recover. An experienced Marlton workers’ compensation attorney will help you file your claim and fit the insurance company if your claim is denied or is being underpaid.
Don’t waste your energy worrying about covering medical bills and other expenses. Put our experienced workers’ compensation lawyers to work for you. By working with our trusted workers’ compensation lawyers, you can ensure that your claim is getting the attention and consideration it deserves, and you are getting the full benefit you are entitled to.
Your consultation is free of charge, and since our legal services take workplace injury cases on a contingency basis, there is no out-of-pocket expense for you. Contact the Law Office of Stan Gregory today.
How Workers’ Compensation Works in New Jersey
Workers’ compensation in New Jersey is a legislated no-fault system, meaning that an injured employee does not have to sue their employer and prove that their employer was at fault for causing their injury in order to receive benefits. This system preserves the employer-employee relationship, allows workers to be paid quickly, and keeps disputes over the cause of workplace injuries from clogging the NJ court system.
When people think about the phrase workers’ compensation they might mistakenly think that it covers only workplace injuries. In fact, any occupational disease such as a repetitive stress injury, or illness caused by exposure to harmful substances at work, is covered by your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance.
Call Marlton workers’ compensation lawyer Stan Gregory to discuss your case. Our attorneys can help you get the workers’ compensation benefits you deserve.
What Types of Workers’ Compensation Benefits Are Available in New Jersey?
Lost Wages
Called “temporary total disability workers’ compensation benefits,” 70% of their average weekly wage is paid to employees who have missed more than seven days of work due to a work-related illness, disease, or injury. Your temporary total disability payments will not exceed 75% of the Statewide Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) and will not fall below the minimum rate of 20% of the SAWW.
If an employee returns to work, the benefit ends. If further medical treatment will not improve their condition, they may be entitled to additional payments.
Medical Treatment, Care, and Rehabilitation
Workers’ compensation insurance must pay for any necessary and reasonable medical expenses including hospitalization, therapies, aids, and prescriptions needed by employees who are injured or contract an illness or disease in the course of their employment.
Permanent Total or Partial Disability Benefits
Permanent partial disability benefits are for workers who sustain a permanent injury, including impairment of or loss of certain body parts such as arms, hands, feet, legs, fingers, toes, ears, teeth, or eyes (“scheduled” losses). This benefit may also be available to employees who suffer a back injury or develop problems with their heart or lungs (“non-scheduled” losses).
Very severe work-related illnesses or injuries could render an employee permanently unable to work in their former job or any job. In these situations, the employee may receive permanent total disability benefits through workers’ compensation.
Death Benefits
If you are a dependent of an employee who died from a workplace injury or illness, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation in NJ. Spouses, children, and other family members in the employee’s household may qualify as a “dependent” for the purposes of receiving this benefit. IF you are unsure whether you qualify as a dependent, our legal team can help you find out.
The family of a deceased worker is entitled to a death benefit which will cover funeral expenses of up to $3,500.