Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Workers' compensation benefits in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are calculated using a statewide average weekly wage as determined by their departments of labor every year. The year of the worker's ...

In New Jersey, workers' compensation claims involving preexisting medical conditions present a complex challenge for employers, insurers and legal practitioners alike. As the workforce ages and ...

A workers’ compensation policy that encourages New Jersey’s government employees to settle for lifelong medical coverage rather than cash benefits lets insurers off the hook at the expense of the ...

New Jersey pension funds have lost an incalculable amount of money because of a loophole in state workers’ compensation policies that allows injured employees to collect taxpayer-funded medical ...

A unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a cook who volunteered to prepare meals at an event sponsored by her nonprofit employer, and who suffered a disabling injury at the event, qualifies for ...