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Quick Hits: N.J. Maximum and Minimum Compensation Rates  
Quick Hits: N.J. Maximum and Minimum Compensation Rates  

West Orange, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Looking for the lowdown on New Jersey rates for 2024? Here they are. Update for 2024 Effective Dates: Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024Statewide average weekly wage: $1,507.76Maximum: $1,131.00 […]
Quick Hit: N.J. Rules for ‘In the Course of Employment’
Quick Hit: N.J. Rules for ‘In the Course of Employment’

Jersey City, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Those who read today's What Do You Think feature got an understanding of the "authorized vehicle rule" in New Jersey. That is just one of four rules Garden State courts […]
What Do You Think: Was N.J. Worker’s Car Crash ‘In Course of Employment’ Under ‘Authorized Vehicle Rule’?
What Do You Think: Was N.J. Worker’s Car Crash ‘In Course of Employment’ Under ‘Authorized Vehicle Rule’?

Mt. Laurel, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Do you remember the case of the pest-control technician from New Jersey who was injured in a vehicular accident in a company car? Well, it went all the way up […]
What Do You Think: Does Taking ‘Scenic Route’ to Jobsite Make Motorcycle Injuries Non-Compensable?
What Do You Think: Does Taking ‘Scenic Route’ to Jobsite Make Motorcycle Injuries Non-Compensable?

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Generally, a worker who is paid to travel but is injured during a personal errand isn’t entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. But what if, on the way to a jobsite, the […]
What Do You Think: Did Excavator Operator who Went Unconscious Hit Head in Course of Employment?
What Do You Think: Did Excavator Operator who Went Unconscious Hit Head in Course of Employment?

Howell Township, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com)–What if an employee is working and suddenly goes unconscious? Can he establish a viable workers’ compensation claim for an injury that he believes occurred when he was insensible? That was the […]
N.J. Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Workers’ Comp Retaliation after Absence-Fueled Termination
N.J. Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Workers’ Comp Retaliation after Absence-Fueled Termination

Montclair, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Terminating a worker right around the same time she engages in workers' compensation activity could raise the potential for a retaliation claim. But as was the case in Wong v. Clara […]
What’s a ‘Section 20’ Settlement in N.J.?
What’s a ‘Section 20’ Settlement in N.J.?

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In case in your quest to expand your knowledge of New Jersey workers' compensation law you come across a court referring to a "Section 20" settlement, we've put together a handy […]
N.J. Medical Fees Increased and Expanded
N.J. Medical Fees Increased and Expanded

NJ Governor Murphy has signed legislation that establishes parity in workers’ compensation fees between evaluating physicians of claimants for a written opinion regarding the need for medical treatment or providing an estimation of permanent disability.  […]