Posts Tagged ‘workers compensation’
How to handle a Workers Compensation trial in New Jersey
Submitted by Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark, Cherry Hill, NJ James Quilles v. Warren County Unreported/non-precedential New Jersey Appellate Division February 13, 2019 Today I am writing a blog about this case is about how to properly prepare a witness and adequately present evidence at the time of the trial which the Worker’s Compensation Judge…
Read MoreTemporary Disability Benefits and the New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Act
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark What is temporary disability benefits (TDB) and how am I entitled to it under the New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Act. Temporary disability benefits are statutorily authorized wage replacement for any and all employees who were injured in the course of their employment. If you have any…
Read MoreAppealing an Agency Decision in New Jersey to the Appellate Division
EBONY BROWN, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Decided February 11, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Am I entitled to make a accidental disability benefit claim against my public sector employer for my work related injury ?? How do I proceed? This case addresses one specific threshold question regarding how your…
Read MoreWhat is an undesigned and unexpected traumatic event that takes place in the course of employment for a public employee who is entitled to make a accidental disability retirement claim?
EBONY BROWN, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Decided February 11, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Am I entitled to make an accidental disability benefit claim against my public sector employer for my work related injury ?? How do I proceed? This case addresses one specific threshold question regarding how your…
Read MoreAre you being watched by someone because you made a workers compensation claim or were involved in a car crash?
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. When you make a claim against an insurance company from a workers compensation case and/or file suit against a driver as a result of a car crash and you are claiming personal injuries you become the target of surveillance. Why? Because insurance companies are not your…
Read MoreMichelle Lomet and Dennis Lomet Sr. v. Lawes Coal Company
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This is another very recent appellate division case addressing the trial court acting as the gate keeper dismissing a case where the plaintiff (here a workers’ compensation petitioner in comp court) was not able to causally connect his cancer diagnosis to the ‘alleged’ work related exposure.…
Read MoreWhy 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 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 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 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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