A growing number of people in New Jersey use ride-sharing (or ride-hailing) apps such as Uber and Lyft. However, what happens when the busy drivers for these ride-sharing companies get into car accidents? Do the drivers qualify for workers’ compensation benefits like other “employees” in New Jersey, or do they fail to…
If you get injured on the job, it can be a scary experience. This is especially true if your injury prevents you from returning to work immediately. The good news is that, like many injured employees in New Jersey, you may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. To protect your…
A workplace slip-and-fall accident can be disastrous. Not only may you be seriously injured—and incur expensive medical bills as a result—but you may also have to miss work as a result of your injury, leading to lost wages. When you incur debt and lose income at the same time, you may be…
Workplace injuries are common in New Jersey. A relatively small percentage of these injuries prove to be fatal. However, even non-fatal injuries can carry serious consequences for the worker and his or her family. The injury may lead to many days of missed work – and income. The injury may also…
Workers in New Jersey and across the country should pay close attention to the leading causes of workplace injuries. This information can help workers to identify injury risks in their work environment. They can collaborate with their employers and co-workers on finding ways to eliminate those risks through a combination…
While it isn’t clear what went wrong at a Piscataway construction site on a recent Sunday morning, a worker there was killed while working alone on top of a bulldozer. According to NJ.com, 59-year-old Amrik Singh of Deptford was on top of a bulldozer at a construction site on Washington…
By: Attorney Samuel L. Davis, Esq. A man was killed in Queens on Thursday morning when a forklift he was repairing fell on him and crushed him to death. The man was an unidentified technician working at the Raw Equipment Corp building on College Point Boulevard in the Flushing section of…
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