Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. A man was killed after a tape measure fell 400 feet from a construction site accident in Jersey City, NJ. The victim, Gary Anderson, was just making a delivery of construction materials and got nailed by the measuring tape just as he was stepping out of his vehicle. Apparently,…

The New Jersey Workers Compensation System is in place to provide coverage for workers hurt on the job. Anyone injured at work is generally not permitted to sue an employer; instead they file for Workers’ Comp benefits. However, the terms “workers” and are “employees” aren’t necessarily the same thing. While NJ employers are required by law to provide Workers’ Comp…