Workers’ Compensation Parking Lot Injury in New Jersey          If you are injured in the parking lot of your place of employment, you may have a workers’ compensation case. In response to a New Jersey Supreme Court decision, when an individual arrives at any parking area that an employer provides or designates for use by an employee, the employer may be held liable for any injuries. Case precedent under New Jersey Legislature Bill S771               Hersh v County of Morris                                                             Common questions What if… I am hit in the parking by a negligent driver. You will have an opportunity to...

What are Workers’ Compensation Benefits? A New Jersey employee or their dependents can receive workers’ compensation benefits for an injury or death arising out of and in the scope of employment. The employer or their insurance carrier must pay for necessary and reasonable medical treatment, a percentage of loss of wages during the period of rehabilitation and when documented, benefits for permanent disability. So, the benefits that are possible fall into 5 categories. The 5 types of New Jersey Workers’ Comp benefits include 1) Medical Benefits, 2) Temporary Total Disability Benefits, 3) Permanent Partial Benefits, 4) Permanent Total Benefits and...