If you’ve been injured or gotten sick while on the job, benefits include compensation for lost wages while you are not able to work at all, or at full capacity. You can expect to be compensated for wages lost due to your injury or illness should you file a claim with Workers’ Compensation.
Contact the law offices of Gregg A. Wisotsky, Esq., Partner, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC, personal injury attorney in New Jersey. There are two primary categories of disability benefits: long-term permanent and short-term temporary disability benefits. Just as the names imply, the long-term benefits are permanent, meaning that you are prevented either fully or partially from returning to your job as a result of your injury or illness. The short-term temporary benefits are what you receive for a limited amount of time, until you are well enough to return to work.
When you are dealing with temporary disability, you can fall into either total temporary disability or partial temporary disability. If you have a total disability, it means that you cannot work right now but you will have the capacity to return to work in the future. If you are dealing with a short-term partial disability, then you cannot perform all job duties due to your injury or illness but are expected to recover in future.
Long-term disability also divided into two categories. Permanent total disability means that due to your work-related injury or illness you cannot ever return to your work or a job similar to yours. Permanent partial disability means that you have permanent damage but that you are impaired only partially to perform your job.
At the law offices of attorney Gregg A. Wisotsky, Esq., Partner, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC, we can answer your questions, explain your rights, and represent you in a personal injury claim. Contact our office online or call us at 973-898-0161 for a free consultation. We charge no attorney fees unless I win your case on your behalf. In addition to personal injury law, we also practice criminal defense.