http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/New-Jersey/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free New Jersey Workers' Compensation legal forms and free New Jersey Workers' Compensation legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/New-Jersey/how-do-i-know-if-my-employer-is-covered-by-wo.html With the exception of public employers and employers of domestic workers, the law requires that employers operating in New Jersey provide for the payment of workers` compensation benefits through an insurance policy or an approved plan of self&shy;insurance. New Jersey Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/New-Jersey/how-long-after-an-injury-do-i-have-to-report.html You should notify your employer as soon as possible. The notice may be given to the foreman, supervisor, personnel office, or anyone in authority at the employer`s place of business. Notice does not have to be in writing. If you wait longer you wait, the more chance you have to lose your right to compensation.<P>Overall, a formal claim petition must be filed within two years of the date of injury or the date of last payment of compensation, whichever is later. Medical treatment authorized by the employer is considered a payment of compensation. In cases of occupational illness, for example &shy; asbestosis, lead poisoning or hearing loss, the claim petition must be filed within two years from the date the worker first became aware of the condition and its relationship to employment. New Jersey Workers' Compensation FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/New-Jersey/if-i-am-injured-on-the-job-can-i-choose-the-d.html The employer has the authority to select the health service professionals to provide care to an injured worker. However, if the employer refuses or neglects to provide services reasonable and necessary to cure and relieve the worker of the effect of the injury or restore function where possible, the employee may take action by filing a Motion for Medical and/or Temporary Disability Benefits. New Jersey Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/New-Jersey/if-i-am-unable-to-return-to-the-type-of-work.html If your employer has employment available to you within your medical restrictions and you decline, your employer may request a modification or termination of your benefits. If you do return to work and wages are less than what you earned before the injury, you may be entitled to partial disability. Wage benefits usually will equal approximately 2/3 of the difference between your current earnings and what you earned before your injury, not exceeding the maximum compensation rate for the year you were injured. New Jersey Workers' Compensation FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/New-Jersey/my-employer-has-denied-my-claim-what-do-i-do.html If you disagree with their determination, you have a right to file a claim with the Division of Workers` Compensation. This can be done by either filing an application for an informal hearing or by filing a formal claim petition. A claim for workers` compensation must be filed within two years of the date of accident, within two years of the failure of the employee to receive payment in accordance with an agreement between the employer and the employee, or within two years of the last payment of compensation. This time limit is jurisdictional and cannot be extended by reason of excuse or ignorance. Medical treatment may be construed as the payment of compensation to extend the time period, but the treatment must not be isolated and must, in fact, be authorized. Payment of collateral benefits under an automobile policy would not extend the time to file the claim. For assistance in doing this, contact the NJ Department of Labor, Division of Workers` Compensation at the address or number listed below.<p>NJ Department of Labor, Division of Workers` Compensation<br>P.O. Box 381<br>Trenton, New Jersey 08625&shy;0381<br>(609) 292&shy;2515 New Jersey Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/New-Jersey/what-workers-compensation-benefits-am-i-entit.html You may be entitled to receive all reasonable and necessary medical treatment, benefits for lost wages, benefits for specific injuries resulting in permanent disabilities such as loss of use and/or disfigurement (scars). You may also qualify to participate in certain physical and vocational rehabilitation programs. If the injury causes the death of an injured worker, burial expenses are covered and the dependents of the deceased worker are entitled to certain benefits. New Jersey Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/New-Jersey/when-will-my-benefits-begin-and-how-much-will.html By law, you must be unable to work for seven days (including weekends and holidays) before you are eligible for temporary disability benefits. Benefits are retroactive to the first day. The seven days need not be consecutive.<p>If an injured worker is disabled for a period of more than seven days, he or she will be eligible to receive temporary disability benefits at a rate of 70% their average weekly wage, not to exceed the maximum rate or fall below the minimum rate set by statute in effect during the year of accident. These benefits are provided during the period when a worker is unable to work and is under active medical care. Benefits are usually terminated when the worker is released to return to work in some capacity and/or if he or she has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). MMI is a term that is used when additional treatment will no longer improve the medical condition of the injured worker. 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