READ THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT. This holiday season, Szaferman Lakind is giving back to the community by providing donations to two local organizations, HomeFront and Womanspace, both located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The firm sponsored the holiday wishes of 45 local children affected by homelessness in our area through HomeFront. Members of Szaferman Lakind provided [...]
Your doctor’s request to take exams with a doctor is meant to determine whether you will be able to return to your job. These are called fit for duty or functional capacity exams. These exams will consist of exercises and movements that identify your ability or inability to lift, push, walk, and perform other work [...]
You have filed your social security disability appeal. Now what? Your main focus regarding your appeal should now be to continue your medical treatment while advising your attorney of any new treatment, new doctors, or new diagnoses. Also, notify us of any changes in your condition. We will continue securing your medical records and submitting them [...]
Have you been injured on the job? You shouldn’t wait to report the injury to your employer. Even if you don’t believe the injury to be significant, failing to report it in a timely manner can negatively affect your ability to collect benefits to which you should be entitled. The truth is that many injuries [...]
By Tanya Phillips If you are injured at work one of the most important things that you can do is report the accident to your employer. Reporting a workplace accident to your employer may seem obvious. However, in some instances when immediate medical attention is not needed many people will wait and see what happens [...]
There are 5 main reasons why your accidental disability pension could have been denied: The board does not perceive your injury to constitute total and permanent disability. The opinions of the board’s doctors would have influenced this view. The board does not perceive your injury to have directly resulted from the specific accident that you [...]
By Tanya Phillips If you are injured at work in New Jersey you are entitled to three workers’ compensation benefits: 1) Medical benefits, 2) Temporary disability benefits, and 3) Permanent partial disability benefits. Medical Benefits Your employer and/or its workers’ compensation carrier are permitted by law to choose the doctor who will treat you. They are [...]
After your application for disability pension was denied, you were told you will have a trial at the Office of Administrative Law. While this may evoke visions of late-night TV dramas with juries and audiences, you should know that the disability pension denial trial is much more informal. The only people at the trial will [...]
By Tanya Phillips If you are injured in an accident, you should seek medical attention and make sure that report the accident. Below are suggestions for reporting several different types of accidents. Motor Vehicle Accidents If you are involved in an automobile accident, you should call the police so an accident report is generated. Additionally, [...]
