What to Do When You Have Been Injured At Work in NJ

Information Provided by Larry M. Pollack, a New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer

Work-related injuries range from severe, instantaneous injuries to slow-onset stress related injuries. All New Jersey employers are required to cover their employees with New Jersey workers compensation insurance. This insurance is available to help injured workers receive monetary benefits that will cover expenses such as:

• Medical bills
• Pain and Suffering
• Rehabilitation
• Loss of Income
• Loss of Future Employment
• Loss of Life

Whether you work in a construction site or an office, whether you have been exposed to toxic chemicals or have repeatedly stressed your joints in a way that causes permanent, lasting pain, you have rights under New Jersey workers compensation laws.

If you have been injured at work it is important to seek medical assistance as soon as possible. Only a medical professional can properly diagnose the extent of your injuries and prescribe the correct treatment. You should not hesitate to call an ambulance or go to the local hospital emergency room immediately. You should also insist that your employer report the injury to its workers compensation insurance carrier right away, because apart from going to the ER, you need to obtain all your medical treatment from physicians pre-authorized by the workers compensation insurance carrier.

You should also contact a New Jersey workers compensation attorney for legal help in determining whether you can recover your medical costs and other losses due to your injury suffered at work.

In fact, employers and their insurance companies are often unwilling to cooperate with injured employees and provide them with medical attention, until they learn that the employee has an attorney. Attorney Larry M.Pollack can find out who the workers comp insurance company is, can contact them and insist that a claim be set up and medical treatment authorized immediately and can fight to get you your temporary disability payments if you are unable to work. If the compensation carrier is uncooperative, Larry M. Pollack Esq. will file a motion for medical/temporary disability benefits with the workers compensation court.

All work-related injury cases call for expert legal representation. To know your rights and receive the care and attention your New Jersey workers comp case deserves, contact Larry M. Pollack, a New Jersey workers compensation attorney for a free, no obligation consultation.