Woodbury Workers Compensation Lawyer

Knowledgeable Woodbury Workers Compensation Lawyer Diligently Pursues Full Financial Compensation for Employees Injured on the Job in Gloucester County and Across NJ

Are you trying to recover from injuries or illnesses that occurred due to your work? When you have suffered a work injury or occupational illness, the workers’ compensation law in New Jersey is supposed to guarantee you certain financial benefits from your employer. However, some employers or their workers’ comp insurers fight hard to avoid their liability to pay required benefits to injured workers. If you are having difficulty getting your workers’ comp claim accepted by your employer or its insurer, let a Woodbury workers compensation lawyer help.

For nearly 30 years, Daniel Santarsiero, Esq. at New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer of the Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall has aggressively pursued full financial recovery for employees across New Jersey suffering from work injuries and occupational illnesses. Dan is an experienced lawyer who will quickly get to work investigating and preparing your workers’ comp case and will pursue the compensation benefits you deserve. Dan is a certified trial attorney, a recognition conferred on less than two percent of lawyers in New Jersey, which reflects his skill in advocating on behalf of clients in workers’ compensation hearings and in court. 

When you are facing difficulty getting your workers’ compensation claim or request for benefits approved by your employer or its workers’ comp insurer, turn to our firm for a free initial case evaluation to learn more about your legal rights and options for pursuing your claim. 

What Can Workers’ Comp Provide You?

The workers’ compensation system in New Jersey can provide you with financial resources to assist you during the process of your recovery. Potential workers’ comp benefits include:

• Payment of medical treatment and rehabilitation for a work injury or occupational illness
• Temporary disability benefits that partially replace lost wages when you cannot work during your recovery
• Permanent partial disability benefits, which offer financial compensation based on the nature and severity of a disability you have sustained from a work injury
• Permanent total disability, which can continue wage replacement benefits after the expiration of temporary disability for as long as you continue to be unable to work in any form of gainful employment due to a disability
• Death benefits, available when a worker passes away due to a work injury or occupational illness, which offers wage replacement and contribution towards funeral and burial expenses for the worker’s surviving dependents

The Process of Filing a Workers’ Comp Claim

In order to file a workers’ compensation claim in Woodbury, NJ, you must begin with notifying your employer that you have sustained a work injury or occupational illness. Under state workers’ compensation law, notice of a work injury must be given within 14 days of an on-the-job accident to secure your right to benefits from the date of injury. Notice must be provided no later than 90 days from the date of injury for a worker to be entitled to any benefits from workers’ comp. 

An employee may give oral or written notice to their employer, although written notice is highly advisable. Notice may be provided to a supervisor or manager, to a safety or HR department representative, or to any other officer or authority figure in the employer’s organization. 

An employer who receives notice of an employee’s work injury or occupational illness is required to file a first report of injury with the Division of Workers’ Compensation and accept or deny the employee’s claim within 60 days. If the employer does not file with the Division or denies the claim, an injured worker must then file a written claim petition with the Division. A claim petition must be filed within two years of the date of the work injury, or two years following the last date that workers’ comp benefits were received for a work injury. A claim petition must also be filed to secure financial benefits for a worker’s permanent injury or disability.

Reach Out to Our Firm for a Free Consultation to Talk About Your Case with a Woodbury Workers Compensation Lawyer

If you have suffered an injury or illness due to your work, you deserve to receive financial benefits to help with your recovery. Contact Woodbury workers compensation lawyer Daniel Santarsiero, Esq. at JMF Law today for a free, no-obligation case review. You can learn more about how our firm, New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, may be able to assist you when you are having difficulting getting the workers’ comp benefits you need from your employer. 

About Woodbury, NJ

Woodbury is a city located in Gloucester County, New Jersey, and serves as the county seat. Settled by Quakers in the late 17th century, Woodbury gets its name from founder Henry Wood, who fled religious persecution in England, and from the English borough of Bury where Wood lived. Woodbury is notable as one of the first communities in the U.S. to mandate recycling.

According to records maintained by OSHA, over the period of 2017 through 2021, Woodbury has seen only one fatal workplace accident, which occurred in 2018 when a worker sustained fatal injuries in a fall. 

Frequently Asked Questions about Workers’ Compensation in Woodbury