New Jersey Lawyers Who Represent Injured Workers
New Jersey provides workers' compensation benefits to people who are injured in the workplace, no matter who was at fault. In exchange for this protection, employees can't sue their employer for negligence.
While workers' compensation is a right of all injured workers, few understand how the program works or even what they are entitled to. It often takes a lawyer's help to receive the full benefits you deserve.
At Nee, Beacham & Gantner, our attorneys provide a free initial consultation to evaluate your work injury or illness claim and explain your rights. Our law office is located in Hillsborough, New Jersey, directly across from the Doris Duke estate on Hwy 206.
What Workers' Compensation Benefits Are Available?
If you are injured on-the-job or suffer from an occupational illness, you are entitled to the following benefits from workers' compensation:
- Free medical treatment with no co-pays
- 70 percent of your gross weekly wages after one week
- A lump sum permanency award if you suffer any percentage of permanent impairment after you reach maximum medical improvement
Most New Jersey employers don't know or don't tell their workers about the permanency award. You are entitled to this payment if you have suffered any impairment of your normal bodily function as a result of the injury.
Personal Injury Claims
If your on-the-job injury was caused by a third party (someone other than you or your employer), our lawyers can help you receive additional compensation by filing a personal injury lawsuit against the third party.
Examples of third-party claims are injuries caused by defective equipment, car accidents occurring on the job, and construction accidents caused by a subcontractor.
Free Attorney Consultation
If you or a loved one has been injured at work and would like to speak with an experienced New Jersey workers' compensation lawyer, contact us at our Hillsborough office for a free initial consultation.
