Is an accident in a parking lot on the way into work treated different for an accidental disability claim different than for a workers compensation claim?

November 8, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Disability Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the question boils down to When does work start?  At what point in time are you at your employer’s location for his benefit as well as yours and at what point and time is your behavior considered ‘part and parcel to the employment’.  Is…

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SOCIAL SERVICES LAW | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION | ATTORNEY FEES

May 25, 2014 |

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark 62-2-3970 Patel v. Showboat Casino, App. Div. (per curiam) (6 pp.) Petitioner appeals a perceived inadequate fee award to his counsel on a motion for medical and temporary disability benefits in the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Because the fee awarded was in accord with applicable law…

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SOCIAL SERVICES LAW | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

May 25, 2014 |

Submitted by Workers’ Compensation Attorney, Jeffrey Hark 62-2-3969 Parascandolo v. Dept. of Labor, et. al. , App. Div. (Espinosa, J.A.D.) (26 pp.) The appellant held two part-time jobs when she was temporarily disabled as a result of an injury at her employment by the Board of Education. She received temporary disability benefits (TDB) through her…

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