There are many professions where on-the-job injuries are more common than others, but that does not mean injuries are acceptable. Employers must provide workers' compensation benefits for any employee injured while performing their job duties. These benefits include...
Year: 2021
Lifting patients a frequent cause of injury in health care
When you make your living working as a nurse or another type of health care professional, you need to exercise caution when lifting and moving patients. Heavy lifting, and in particular, heavy lifting of patients, is a common cause of injury in health care....
Can the human body tolerate a high-speed collision?
Everyone seems to be in a hurry nowadays. While other drivers fly by you to reach their destinations, you may feel like your vehicle is sitting still. Fortunately, New Jersey and the other middle states have stiff financial penalties for excessive speeders. Speeding...
3 New Jersey workers’ compensation frequently asked questions
Workers' compensation insurance provides financial protection for workers injured during their employment. This coverage may provide compensation for medical bills, lost wages and other financial losses caused by a work-related injury or illness. These are three of...
Accident reconstruction, biomechanics and your car crash injury
If you suffer a serious injury as the result of a vehicle crash, you will want to know how it happened. Accident reconstruction and biomechanics experts may join your legal team to learn more about how the crash and your injury occurred. Reconstructionists investigate...
3 tips for a successful workers’ comp claim in NJ
New Jersey law requires employers to provide workers’ compensation insurance for employees to help cover the costs of job-related injuries. If you have experienced a workplace injury, you may be eligible for medical benefits, replacement wages and other types of...
What are the potential complications from heat stroke?
Those who work in warehouses, factories or outdoors, are usually no strangers to high temperatures. If you are just starting to work in one of these environments, though, you likely have an increased chance of developing a heat-related illness. After all, between 50%...
When crime victims deserve personal injury compensation
Victims of assault, robbery and other crimes often suffer severe physical and emotional wounds that can last a lifetime. While we obtain justice in the criminal law system, we must seek financial compensation in the civil court system. If you were injured due to...
Your work injury may entitle you to more compensation than you think
If you have been injured on the job, you may already know you are entitled to workers' compensation benefits under New Jersey or Pennsylvania law. What you may not know is that the circumstances of your accident will determine if you are entitled to even more...
Don’t Get a DUI This Memorial Day Weekend
If you’re arrested for a DUI in Voorhees, NJ, call Garber Law for a consultation. As you prepare for your upcoming Memorial Day weekend plans, it can be helpful to go over the potential consequences of a DUI. No one ever plans to get a DUI, so when it happens, they...