You May Still Qualify for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
It’s a fairly common practice among employers—hire workers who aren’t on the payroll, call them “independent contractors,” and then refuse to pay workers’ compensation benefits when the… [Read more…]
To be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits in New York, there are only two requirements—you must have been injured and you must have suffered the injury while performing job-related functions. It’s fairly typical, in the aftermath of a … [Read more…]
The Degree of Care When a Fee is Charged for Transport
Under the laws of negligence, which have evolved over the past millennia, every person in society must exercise reasonable care in all actions, so as to minimize the risk of injury to other… [Read more…]
The Factors that Frequently Lead to Public Transportation Injuries
One of the arguments commonly made to promote buses, light rails, commuter trains and other forms of mass transit is the belief that they offer a safer ride. While mass transit … [Read more…]
In New Jersey, as in other states, when you have suffered injury or illness at work or because of exposure to a work-related condition, you have the right to file a workers’ compensation claim to recover benefits for your disability. There are o… [Read more…]
Meeting the Definition of Disability under the Law
Under the Social Security laws in the United States, individuals with certain “disabilities” qualify for compensation. There are three specific criteria for establishing your right to collect S… [Read more…]
The Potentially Responsible Parties after a Car-Pedestrian Accident
According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 130,000 pedestrians suffered injury last year when hit by a motor vehicle. In addition, there were almost 6,000 pedestrian … [Read more…]
According to statistics, one of every eight Americans is over the age of 65 and two of every three senior citizens will experience physical or cognitive impairment (or both) in their lifetimes. One in three are expected to require nursing home c… [Read more…]
Protecting Your Rights When You’ve Been Injured by a Defective Product
As we discussed in an earlier blog, there are three different types of product liability claims in New Jersey: lawsuits based on defective design, on defective manufacturing… [Read more…]
The Different Product Liability Claims
There’s a common misperception that all products that make it to the market have been sufficiently tested to determine whether they pose a risk of injury to consumers. That’s not necessarily true. In the r… [Read more…]