Experienced Attorneys Help Injured Employees Recover from Workplace Accidents
Working in a job allows you to earn a living for yourself and your loved ones and to help provide fulfillment and structure in your life. But you may never stop to think about the possibility that you could suffer a serious, debilitating injury on the job. A work injury can indefinitely eliminate your ability to provide for yourself and your family and require you to face weeks or even months of physical and emotional recovery from your injury. Fortunately, the law requires that employees who suffer a work injury receive benefits to help facilitate their recovery. But just because the law may entitle you to certain benefits or compensation does not mean that the process of getting those benefits is easy. If you’ve suffered a work injury, the New Jersey work injury lawsuit attorneys of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC can help you pursue the financial compensation you deserve through workers’ compensation or from those at fault for your injury.
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For over 35 years, our New Jersey work injury attorneys have helped numerous clients successfully hold employers responsible to provide the workers’ compensation benefits required by law, and hold negligent third-parties accountable for causing a work injury.
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You May Be Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Your Work Injury
When you sustain a work injury, the law in New Jersey allows you to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits with your employer. In most cases, workers’ compensation is the only legal claim you may bring against your employer; employers are normally immune from personal injury lawsuits for work injuries.
Depending on the extent of your injuries and whether and how long they keep you out of work, your employer (or more frequently, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurer) will provide you with certain workers’ compensation benefits, such as:
Medical treatment and rehabilitation. Workers’ compensation covers all reasonable and necessary treatment for your work injury, including doctor’s appointments, surgeries, prescription medication, or physical therapy. You are also entitled to reimbursement for transportation expenses to and from medical appointments and procedures. Your employer or its insurer will typically either choose your treating provider or require you to select a provider from an approved list. Medical benefits usually continue until you reach maximum medical improvement, or the point at which no further treatment will improve your condition.
Temporary disability benefits: Provides partial wage replacement if your work injury prevents you from working or from earning the same level of income you did prior to your injury. These benefits are usually equal to 70 percent of your average weekly wage (based on the 26 weeks of earnings prior to your injury), or 70 percent of the difference between your pre- and post-injury earnings.
Permanent disability benefits: Once you’ve reached maximum medical improvement, if you continue to suffer from disability, you may be entitled to continued wage replacement if you remain totally disabled from working, or an award of partial disability, according to a schedule of payments that is based on the affected body part and the loss of function you’ve experienced.
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Filing a Third-Party Claim for a Work Injury
When your work injury is caused by someone outside of your work, you may be entitled to also pursue a third-party injury claim. For example, you can pursue a claim against a negligent motorist who hits you while you are on the job. Compensation in a third-party work injury claim can provide financial recovery beyond that afforded through workers’ compensation, including:
Medical treatment
Full compensation for lost wages or loss of earning capacity
Pain and suffering
Lost quality and enjoyment of life caused by your injury
Loss of consortium, or compensation to your spouse for the loss of your intimate companionship and society due to your work injury
The interaction between a workers’ compensation claim and a third-party injury claim in a work injury claim can be incredibly complex, which is why it helps to have experienced legal representation to help ensure that you receive the maximum amount of compensation possible in your case.
The New Jersey Work Injury Lawsuit Attorneys of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC Will Fight to Secure Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Financial Recovery For You After a Work Accident
At Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, our New Jersey work injury lawsuit attorneys strive to ensure that each of our clients obtains the full financial resources possible in their claim, to help make their recovery process from their work injury a little easier. Our experienced legal team can help you if you’ve suffered injuries on the job in professions or industries such as:
Construction laborers
Landscapers
Roofers
Tile workers
Plasterers and stucco masons
Warehouse/factory workers
Agricultural workers
Home health aides
Home health care workers
Restaurant workers
Truck drivers
Auto mechanics
Machine operators
Grocery store workers
Workplace altercations
Our firm can help you if you’ve had a workers’ comp claim denied by your employer, or if you aren’t receiving the full scope of benefits you think you may be entitled to under the workers’ compensation system. And when your work injury was caused by some other party’s negligence or recklessness, we can help you explore your right to bring a personal injury claim against that party. Our overriding goal is to ensure that you have someone in your corner fighting for your rights and to get you the full amount of financial compensation you may be entitled to under the law.
Contact Our New Jersey Work Injury Lawsuit Attorneys For a Free Consultation to Discuss Your Rights and Legal Options
Contact Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan today for a free, no-obligation case review to speak with one of our knowledgeable New Jersey work injury lawsuit attorneys about your legal rights and options for obtaining financial compensation for your work injury and resulting financial losses and expenses. Don’t wait another day to begin the process of getting the resources you need to recover from your injury.
Frequently Asked Questions about Work Injury Lawsuits in New Jersey
FAQ: Can I file both a workers’ compensation claim and a third-party injury claim for a work injury?
While workers’ compensation is generally an injured employee’s exclusive remedy against their employer for a work injury, when a work injury is caused by a third party, such as by a negligent motorist or a defective tool or piece of equipment, an injured worker may also be entitled to pursue an injury claim against that third party in addition to a claim for workers’ compensation benefits from the worker’s employer.
FAQ: What if I recover money from workers’ compensation and in a third-party injury lawsuit?
If you receive workers’ compensation benefits for a work injury and then win a third-party injury claim or lawsuit, your employer (or its workers’ compensation insurer) may be entitled to seek reimbursement for workers’ compensation benefits it paid to you out of the recovery you obtained in your third-party injury claim, since the third-party is most responsible for having caused your work injury and the law does not allow you to obtain a “double recovery” for an injury.
