Healthcare Employee Injury Attorneys in Totowa, NJ Assist Workers Who Have Suffered Occupational Injuries or Illnesses in Passaic County, Hudson County, Essex County, Bergen County, and Throughout NJ
Healthcare workers are often exposed to numerous hazards in the workplace that can lead to injury or illness. Whether injury or illness is caused by dangerous working conditions, defective equipment, or from interacting with patients, healthcare workers are entitled to seek financial benefits to assist with their recovery from the workers’ compensation system. New Jersey healthcare worker injury lawyers can help you to understand your rights in workers’ comp and what other legal claims you may have to pursue financial recovery for your injuries and losses.
If you are a healthcare worker who was injured or who developed an illness in the course and scope of your work, reach out to a healthcare employee accident attorney in Passaic County, NJ for help. Contact Camili & Capo, PA for a free initial consultation to learn more about what our firm can do to assist you with securing the financial benefits and compensation you need and deserve.
Common Injuries and Illnesses Suffered by NJ Healthcare Workers
Healthcare workers can face a wide range of risks of injuries and illnesses on the job. Some of the most common hazards healthcare workers are exposed to include:
Repetitive stress injuries, which may occur when performing the same motion while treating a patient, or from typing on keyboards for extended periods
Overexertion, which may result from working long hours without taking a break
Soft tissue injuries that may be caused by lifting patients or heavy objects
Puncture wounds and lacerations from accidental needle sticks or while handling scalpels and other sharp objects
Broken bones, spinal cord injuries, or traumatic brain injury, which may occur due to slip or trip and fall accidents or crush accidents if a worker is pinned by a piece of equipment
Assault injuries due to violent attacks by patients or other individuals
Illnesses acquired from patients, including airborne infections such as COVID-19 or bloodborne infections from accidental needle sticks
Emotional trauma and distress caused by unexpected incident such as workplace violence, or by mental exhaustion from being overworking
What Benefits Are Available to Healthcare Workers from the NJ Workers’ Compensation System?
A healthcare worker who suffers a work-related injury or illness (including mental illness or severe emotional distress) may be entitled to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Under the New Jersey workers’ compensation system, a healthcare worker does not need to prove that their employer was negligent or bears any legal fault for causing the workers’ injury or illness. Instead, the worker only needs to show that their injury or illness arose in the course and scope of their employment. Benefits available through NJ workers’ comp include:
Medical benefits that cover the cost of all reasonable and necessary treatment, rehabilitation, and therapy for a work injury or occupational illness
Temporary disability benefits, which pay a portion of a workers’ average weekly wage for days that the worker misses work due to a work-related injury or illness
Permanent partial disability benefits, which provide financial payments based on the type and severity of a permanent impairment of a body part or bodily function, when the worker can still work with the impairment
Permanent total disability benefits, which continues wage replacement after a worker reaches maximum medical improvement for as long as the worker remains unable to return to the workforce
Death benefits, which are available when a worker’s death is caused by a work injury or occupational illness, and provides financial payments to surviving dependents and contribution toward funeral/burial expenses
How Will New Jersey Healthcare Worker Injury Lawyers from Our Firm Help You to Pursue Financial Compensation and Benefits for a Work Injury or Occupational Disease?
When you are having trouble getting workers’ compensation benefits after suffering a healthcare worker injury or illness, turn to a healthcare employee accident attorney in Passaic County, NJ from Camili & Capo, PA. Our firm will promptly go to work on your case by:
Securing all available evidence of your work injury or occupational illness, including incident reports, staffing records, and surveillance footage
Documenting your injuries and expenses and losses to ensure that you are compensated to the fullest extent of the law
Going over your legal options for financial recovery with you so that you know what to expect in your case
Filing workers’ comp claims with your employer or injury claims against liable parties, such as manufacturers of defective equipment or violent patients that may have injured you
Aggressively pursuing maximum financial recovery for you, even if that means taking your claims to a workers’ comp hearing or to court
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Contact Camili & Capo, PA for a Free Claim Evaluation to Learn More About Your Rights from a Healthcare Employee Accident Attorney in Passaic County, NJ
After you have suffered a work-related injury or illness while working in a healthcare job, get the experienced legal help you need to secure financial benefits and compensation for your recovery. Contact Camili & Capo, PA today for a free, no-obligation case review to go over your options with a knowledgeable New Jersey healthcare worker injury lawyers with our firm.
Frequently Asked Questions about Healthcare Worker Injuries in New Jersey
When do I need to file a claim for benefits if I suffered a work-related injury or illness?
If you were injured or became ill in your healthcare job, the New Jersey workers’ compensation system requires you to give notice of your injury or illness to your employer, ideally within 14 days of a workplace accident or incident but no later than 90 days after the accident or incident. If your employer denies your workers’ comp claim or later moves to terminate your benefits, you have two years from the date of your work injury or two years from the date you were last paid workers’ comp benefits to file a claim petition with the state Division of Workers’ Compensation to seek a hearing with a workers’ compensation judge.
Can I pursue a personal injury claim if I was intentionally harmed by a patient?
Potentially yes. If you were recklessly or intentionally harmed by a violent patient, you may have the right to pursue a battery claim against the patient. An injury claim can allow you to recover compensation for losses that are not covered by workers’ compensation. However, you cannot sue your employer for negligent security or inadequate staffing if you are attacked by a patient, as New Jersey workers’ compensation law makes a workers’ comp claim your sole legal recourse with your employer.
