If you recently lost a loved one due to a bus accident, you could have a number of devastating hardships to work through. Aside from emotional pain that no amount of money can make up for, you could have financial hardships and other challenges to work through, such...
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Traumatic brain injuries can have long lasting effects
People who have been involved in a serious collision with a massive tractor trailer, may suffer from a myriad of injuries. One of the most common injuries resulting from these accidents is traumatic brain damage. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
How do you plan to return to work after your injury?
You hurt yourself at work recently, and while you have a personal injury case to navigate, you also want to get back to work ASAP. How should you return as efficiently as possible? FlexJobs offers tips to help you return to the workplace. Get back to earning an income...
Collision with semi-truck kills pedestrian
The sheer size of the semi-trucks and tractor-trailers one sees on New Jersey's roads and highways is often what makes them seem so intimidating. Yet people typically take comfort in the assumption that those driving these massive vehicles are well-trained in their...
What injuries may result from an explosion?
Explosions are serious situations that can cause injuries ranging from minor to critical. It is not always easy to determine the extent of injuries immediately following the blast either as some may take time to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
What are the potential long-term costs of an injury?
One of the complexities of workers' compensation is figuring the long-term costs of an injury. While some injuries may heal quickly, there are many situations in which an injury will cause lingering effects that require treatment. Part of the duty under workers'...
When can I sue for compensation after a workplace injury?
Worker’s compensation laws protect you as an employee by making health care and financial compensation possible after workplace injuries. But these same laws protect most employers from liability. New Jersey law, like the law in many other states, restricts you from...
What are the most common work accidents?
Work accidents can happen in every industry, and while some industries may have more catastrophic injury potential than others, any work accident is a serious situation. The National Safety Council explains that most work injuries are likely to happen in five specific...
Can I sue my employer following a workplace accident?
While generally workplace injuries are covered by workers’ compensation insurance, sometimes a person in New Jersey is seriously injured on-the-job due to the negligence of their employer. This can be frustrating, as we expect our employers to keep our workplaces safe...
Advocates say law reforms will reduce head injuries, death
Law enforcement and other safety officials work hard to keep people here in New Jersey safe. Though this state has taken several admirable steps to protect the public, experts say that there is still more that can be done. A recent report suggests that a few changes...