New Jersey Police and Firemen's Injury Lawyer
Any employee who has been injured on the job or while performing their job functions/duties is entitled to workers' comp benefits. If you have been injured and are unable to return to work, you deserve to be compensated for your injuries. Our firm can answer all of your questions regarding medical bills, lost wages and what amount of recovery you should expect. Talking with an experienced workers' compensation attorney is the first step in the process.
At the Law Office of Jay M. Arnesen, in Little Ferry, Bergen County, our firm can help police officers, corrections officers, sheriff's officers, firefighters, DPW, EMT, iron workers, construction workers, general laborers, teachers, janitors, municipal employees, dock workers, shipyard workers, hospital workers, factory workers, and any other union or non-union workers in New Jersey to recover workers' compensation benefits.
Contact us and schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your job-related injury. Call our office in Bergen County, New Jersey, at 201-546-5777 or toll free at 877-242-7920 and get the benefits you deserve.
Bergen County Workers' Compensation Attorney
Employers in New Jersey must have workers' compensation insurance to protect them in the event that an employee gets injured on the job or suffers a work-related illness. The injured employee is entitled to receive benefits regardless of who is at fault. In exchange for these benefits, the worker agrees not to bring any further civil action against the employer for pain and suffering.
The following are examples of work-related injuries that trigger workers' compensation disability benefits:
- Psychological injuries, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety
- Repetitive stress injuries, including shoulder, neck, or back sprain or strain, rotator cuff impingement syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome
- Spinal cord, neck and back injuries that result in loss of function, chronic pain or paraplegia, quadriplegia or some other form of paralysis; back sprains, back pains, lumbar sprains, cervical sprains, whiplash
- Temporary brain injury, concussion or permanent brain damage resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Cancer caused by toxic exposure and/or occupational disease, including, but not limited to, lung, colon, throat and stomach cancer, leukemia and mesothelioma
- Injuries that cause permanent partial loss of use of your hand, arm, fingers, leg(s), foot/feet, toe(s), eyes, or ear(s) (hearing loss/deaf); scar(s)/scarring, broken bones, hard tissue
- Heart conditions, including pulmonary embolisms, hypertension, heart attacks caused by stress; occupational stress-related injuries, internal injuries
- Respiratory or lung problems, breathing problems and asthma resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals and asbestos
- Herniated lumbar disc, cervical disc, knee injury, shoulder injury, or other occupational orthopedic or soft tissue injury, torn rotator cuff.
Our firm will protect your rights and recover the disability benefits you are entitled to under the law.
Call Us Immediately Regarding Your Workers' Compensation Disability Benefits
Schedule a free consultation with an experienced workers' compensation attorney to discuss your job-related injury. Call us in New Jersey at 201-546-5777 or toll free at 877-242-7920.
