Employee's Guide To New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law: Protect Your Rights When Injured at Work

Mickey, Lisa Pezzano

ISBN 10: 1941645445 / ISBN 13: 9781941645444

Published by Speakeasy Marketing, Inc., 2018

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8.50x5.50x0.54 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Employee's Guide To New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law: Protect Your Rights When Injured at Work
• Publisher: Speakeasy Marketing, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1941645445
• ISBN 13: 9781941645444
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.36 kilograms

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Synopsis

As in most states, New Jersey enacted its Workers’ Compensation Act as a “grand bargain,” in which employees gave up their right to sue employers for pain and suffering, in exchange for the right to receive swift access to medical treatment and wage replacement benefits. Unfortunately, many residents have learned the hard way that the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act is more of a rip-off than a bargain. Although employees are still generally prohibited from suing their employers, injured workers must often deal with inordinate delays in receiving medical treatment and obtaining lost wage payments from insurance carriers. Although no book should be used as a substitute for obtaining personalized legal representation, this guide contains a clear, concise recitation of New Jersey workers’ compensation law, including a discussion of the following issues: • The necessity of requesting medical treatment through workers’ compensation if you are hurt at work, and how to deal with the carrier’s efforts to micromanage your medical care. • The calculation of temporary disability benefits totaling 70% of your gross average weekly wage, including overtime, as long as you are medically unable to work. • The carrier’s right to schedule you for an “independent” medical examination, and the pitfalls of attending such an exam. • Recommendations for dealing with a nurse case manager. • Tips for communicating with the workers’ compensation physician. • Steps for you and/or your physician to take if your medical bills are not being paid. • Discover why the insurance carrier sent you a check for “partial permanent disability” benefits and learn how much more your case is actually worth. Knowledge is power. If you are injured at work you must arm yourself with the information you need to avoid being taken advantage of by the workers’ compensation insurance carrier.