In New Jersey workers compensation provides you with three types of benefits, medical treatment, temporary disability and permanent disability. When you receive any type of injury on the job in New Jersey, and you are unable to work you will received seventy percent of your gross weekly salary. This is determined by averaging the salary you received for twenty six weeks prior to your injury. This includes both overtime payments and also payments made in cash as long these payments can be proven to have occurred. Bearing this in mind, it is imperative that you keep adequate records of your salary and have your pay stubs where you can readily access them in order to know precisely what your salary is in the event that you need proof of income for your New Jersey Workers compensation. While it is not always the case, there are instances where the New Jersey employer will seek to deny you the claim for workman’s compensation or mis-calculate your weekly wage and thus pay workers compensation at an incorrect rate.

If your employer refuses to give you workers compensation benefits, you may be able to receive New Jersey State Temporary Disability insurance but this will require that you file paperwork in the state of New Jersey with the Department of Labor. If you do receive these benefits as an award, then the state of New Jersey will be paid back from your employer and/or the insurance carrier of your employer. In order to achieve this type of award, it’s typically necessary, or at least in your best interests to have someone with you who can help you to navigate the Department of Labor and to assist you in filing the appropriate paperwork at the appropriate time.

An attorney can be a powerful advocate for you in filing the paperwork that you’re going to need in order to achieve this kind of a Division of Labor temporary disability award. While it may be possible to file without an attorney it’s not a recommended practice. In most cases the laws are quite specific and often are hard for the layman to decipher. The need for a strong advocate who is cognizant of the laws of New Jersey Workers Compensation is easily seen when you consider the complexity of the system that you will be dealing with.

Attaining a fair settlement in the New Jersey Workman’s Compensation or filing with the Division of Labor to attain a settlement in the Temporary Disability portion of the law will take a little expertise. If you’re not using an attorney you may deny yourself some claim or some funds that you are entitled to. Keeping your family and your home secure during a difficult time means finding someone who knows the law and can help you to understand it. Give yourself the best chance of success and seek out the advice of an attorney when filing for New Jersey Workman’s Compensation benefits.





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