If you are seriously hurt or become ill while on the job (or as a result of your work), then you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. This is a type of insurance that provides medical treatment and wage loss benefits to employees who have gotten sick or been injured on the job. These benefits are available regardless of fault — in other words, you don’t have to prove that your employer did something wrong in order to obtain workers’ comp benefits.
Most workers’ compensation cases end in a settlement, where the insurance company, representing the employer, agrees to pay a worker an amount of money to settle their claim. The amount that a person can expect to receive in a settlement is based on a number of factors. An experienced New Jersey workers’ compensation attorney can advocate for you to help you achieve the best possible settlement.
