Workers' Compensation

As the national and state economies continue to expand, industries and businesses modernize, and work forces become more highly skilled, the workers’ compensation aspect of each enterprise grows in importance. About 20% of work-related accidents and exposures result in formal claims in New Jersey. Through competent representation, a company can keep its per-worker cost of claims at an economically tenable level.

Several specialized areas of practice at Bressler, Amery & Ross play a part in the firm’s approach to workers’ compensation claims. Employee benefits, employment relations, governmental benefits, and state and federally mandated programs (New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act), issues pertaining to the interplay between workers’ compensation benefits and offsets available to the providers of benefits under other benefit plans, including Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) benefit plans, as well as third-party subrogation, are considerations in many claims. The firm brings to workers’ compensation its knowledge and experience in these areas. Our attorneys have had experience in the full range of workers’ compensation issues, including plant closings, physical and mental stress claims, occupational exposures, catastrophic accidents, and even class actions. 

Our clients include self-insureds, third-party administrators, and insurance companies. We address the concerns and issues of each client on an individual basis.

Our attorneys include one partner with more than 35 years’ experience at the trial and appellate levels and another who has led seminars and continuing legal education programs for private industry and bar associations.