Trenton Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Are you or a loved one suffering from a work-related injury in Trenton, NJ? The Law Offices of Craig A. Altman are here to provide the experienced legal representation you need. Our team of dedicated workers’ compensation attorneys has a proven track record of success in helping injured individuals obtain the compensation they deserve.

Why Choose the Law Offices of Craig A. Altman?

• Deep Expertise in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law: Our attorneys have an in-depth understanding of the complexities of New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system.

• Personalized Attention: We work closely with each client to develop a tailored legal strategy that addresses their unique needs.

• Proven Results: Our firm has a history of securing favorable outcomes for injured workers, including medical benefits, lost wages, and disability payments.

We handle a wide range of work-related injuries, including:

• Slip and fall accidents

• Machine injuries

• Repetitive motion injuries

• Chemical exposure

• Construction site accidents

• And more

Don’t Wait. Contact us today for a free consultation. Our team is ready to help you navigate the legal process and fight for the compensation you deserve.

Understanding New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law

If you’ve been injured in a work accident in Trenton, NJ, it’s important to understand your rights and the benefits you may be eligible for. At the Law Offices of Craig A. Altman, our experienced workers’ compensation attorneys are dedicated to helping injured workers obtain the compensation they deserve.

When you file a workers’ compensation claim, you may be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits including:

• Medical Expenses: Coverage for all reasonable and necessary medical treatment related to your work injury, including doctor’s visits, surgeries, medications, and physical therapy.

• Lost Wages: Compensation for wages lost due to your injury. This includes both temporary total disability benefits (TTD) while you are unable to work and permanent partial disability benefits (PPD) if you have a permanent impairment.

• Permanent Disability Benefits: Payments to compensate you for a permanent disability that prevents you from working to your full capacity. These can be either scheduled (for specific injuries) or unscheduled (for other types of disabilities).

• Death Benefits: Family members may receive funeral expenses and payments to the dependents of an employee who dies as a result of a work-related injury.

Navigating the complex world of workers’ compensation law can be overwhelming. Our team at the Law Offices of Craig A. Altman is here to guide you through the process and ensure you receive the maximum compensation you deserve. Don’t hesitate to contact us for a free consultation.

We Can Assist You With Any Work Injury Case

If you are a dedicated worker who has been injured at work, you probably have a variety of crucial concerns beyond the actual injury. These concerns may include questions like these that many potential clients have asked:

Hi Craig. I recently got hurt at work. How will this work injury affect my job and can I lose my job if I make a workers’ compensation claim?

Rest easy where those questions are concerned. New Jersey state law requires companies to carry workers’ compensation insurance. People do get injured on the job sometimes, and so by law, companies also have to allow you to keep your post.

Hello Altman team. I’m a workaholic and want to go back to work, but I can only work part-time. Can my workplace give me a part-time job if I can’t return to work full-time? Also, how will this workers’ compensation claim affect my relationship with my boss?

The attorneys at the Law Offices of Craig A. Altman have handled workers’ comp cases in New Jersey for more than 20 years. During that time, the team encountered a wide variety of complex situations and helped each client deal with complications affecting their livelihoods, including returning to work and their relationships at work. You are not the first injured employee to have these kinds of concerns. And although the answers to those specific questions can vary depending on your case, Craig Altman and his team have the answer you are looking for.

Different Types Of Injuries That Occur At Work

There are many kinds of workplace injuries, but the most common usually fall into one of two categories. 

The first category is a sudden or traumatic event. Examples of this kind of injury include car accidents, workplace accidents involving tools or equipment, explosions on site, or a fall injury.

Construction accidents that include handling materials typically fall under this category.

Strains and sprains from lifting injuries that affect health workers are also sometimes sudden events.

A worker hurt on the job is usually eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, as well as temporary total disability, or permanent disability, and in some cases a monetary award.

The second category is an occupational disease that typically occurs over a period of time. Injuries in this category include a wide variety of repetitive stress injuries. Workers whose daily job tasks take place inside moldy buildings may become disabled as a result of “sick building syndrome.” Exposure to material such as asbestos dust could cause asbestosis or other pulmonary diseases.

Both categories of injuries are viable types of workers’ compensation claims — those triggered by single-event injuries and those involving occupational diseases. The team of attorneys at the Law Offices of Craig A. Altman can and will help injury victims throughout Trenton and the team often takes on the most challenging workers’ compensation cases throughout the state of New Jersey.

For example, an extremely challenging complication that can transform a routine workers’ comp claim into an intricate work injury case is when an employer insists that the company’s workers are independent contractors.

By doing this the company is attempting to make those workers not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. But the Craig Altman team has seen this ploy dozens of times over the years and our lawyers can often demonstrate that an alleged “independent contractor” was working under the specific direction and control of an employer.

This distinction, in the eyes of the New Jersey State Law Code, makes that worker an employee of the company in relation to properly filed New Jersey workers’ compensation benefits.

Beyond Workers’ Compensation, You Could Also Have A Third-Party Liability Claim

Work injury claims come in all shapes, sizes, and varieties. If, for instance, another person or entity besides your employer was negligent and this negligence contributed to or caused your workplace injury, you may be able to file a personal injury claim or lawsuit against that party.

Your third-party liability claim will be a separate legal matter that typically falls under a different set of practice areas apart from your workers’ compensation claim, which involves your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier.