Under the Workers' Compensation Act you have the right to compensation for periods of time that you cannot work due to your work related injury. This is called temporary total disability ("TTD"). This ...

New Jersey’s labor department raised 2026 benefit rates and taxable wage bases for unemployment, disability, family leave and ...

"Applying the statute here, the Commission may review the wages the Department of Corrections paid to Walker following her ankle injury, and 'may make an award ending, diminishing or increasing [this] ...

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Claiming short-term and temporary disability is often complicated to navigate, yet it’s a position that millions find themselves in every year. Short-term disability is an insurance benefit that ...

Practitioners of workers' compensation in New Jersey will at some point encounter a motion for medical and/or temporary total disability benefits, otherwise known as the "motion for med and temp." It ...

June 24, 2024 - Fortunately, most workplace injuries are minor and do not result in serious injury or lasting disability. When a worker is seriously injured at work, they're unable to work in some ...

In 2022, 21.3% of people with disabilities were employed in the United States. While a disability, whether temporary or permanent, can make the process of finding a job somewhat more challenging, it ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Workers' compensation programs compensate employees injured on the job. During the workers' compensation process, a doctor assigns an injured employee a disability rating. This rating represents a ...