The Workers’ Compensation Lien on a Third-Party Settlement in New Jersey
A delivery driver is struck by another vehicle on his route. He files a workers’ compensation claim, receives treatment, and collects temporary disability checks, and he also files a personal injury case against the driver who hit him.
Forklift and Pallet Jack Accidents in New Jersey Warehouses
A forklift weighs several thousand pounds before it lifts anything. It offers poor rear visibility, carries a high center of gravity, and operates in aisles crowded with people on foot. That combination produces the most severe injuries I encounter
Called an Independent Contractor After a Delivery Route Injury in New Jersey
You were hurt on a route. You reported it, and someone told you the claim goes nowhere, because the paperwork you signed at orientation says independent contractor. That answer arrives sounding final, and in my experience it very rarely is.
Injured While Driving for Work in New Jersey: Where Coverage Begins
Most workers have heard some version of a rule holding that workers’ compensation leaves the commute uncovered. That statement is broadly accurate and it stops well short of the full picture. New Jersey law contains
Package Handler and Delivery Driver Injuries in New Jersey
A package handler on a preload shift may move several thousand parcels before most people have finished breakfast. A driver may complete one hundred and fifty stops in a day, climbing in and out of a truck at every
New Jersey Warehouse Injury Claims: Protecting a Case Built on Ten-Hour Days
Drive the Turnpike or Route 9 and you pass millions of square feet of fulfillment and sortation space. Inside those buildings, people lift, reach, twist,