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New Brunswick Workers’ Compensation Lawyers | Keeping Workers Safe

Mar 24, 2023

Keeping Workers Safe in the Heat During the sweltering temperatures of the summer months, the cool, air-conditioned indoors offer much needed comfort. Yet for many American workers, whose jobs require them to stay outdoors for long periods of time in all types of weather, there is no relief from the grueling heat. Every year thousands of American workers become sick and even die from heat-related illness. More than 40 percent of heat-related worker fatalitie...

What Are Your Rights if You Are Injured in a Bar? | Harold Gerr

Mar 24, 2023

New Brunswick Personal Injury Lawyer: What Are Your Rights if You Are Injured in a Bar? It’s an unfortunate reality that, when people consume alcohol, people often get hurt. Are there circumstances where, as a bar patron, you suffer injury that will allow you to file a lawsuit to recover compensation for injury and loss. Legal experts conclude that there are—here are some concrete examples. Under what are commonly known as dram shop laws...

Reductions in Workers’ Compensation Benefits Lead Claimants to Pursue Other Remedies

Mar 24, 2023

Since the inception of workers’ compensation laws, they have been typically written to provide injured workers with their “exclusive remedy” for any work-related accident. Workers’ compensation statutes generally prohibit injured workers from seeking damages in a court of law, unless they can show that an employer engaged in “gross negligence” or unless they can show that the injuries were caused by the acts of a third party. The workers’ compensation system has been consistently sol...

New Jersey Premises Liability Lawyers | Wrongful Death | 732-537-8570

Mar 24, 2023

Premises Liability – Wrongful Death New Jersey landlords, business owners, private homeowners, municipal entity owners of When property owners do not properly maintain their buildings, or when they are aware of a problem but fail to correct it, accidents can happen and innocent people can be seriously injured or killed. If you have lost a loved one who died as a result of a property owner’s carelessness or negligence, you have ...

New Jersey Car Accident Lawyers | Car Accidents Caused by College Students

Mar 24, 2023

Drunk Driving Car Accidents Caused by College Students For many college students, though the focus of the experience is on learning, there are plenty of social opportunities students look forward to as well. Unfortunately, many social gatherings include alcohol, even when underage students are present. Over one half of all fatal Binge Drinking and Drunk Driving The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that binge drinking, which i...

Hillsborough, NJ Youth Minister Sentenced for Sex Abuse of Minor

Mar 24, 2023

Hillsborough Youth Minister Sentenced for Sex Abuse of Minor A youth minister from Unfortunately, the Catholic church is not the only religious institution that may harbor potential perpetrators of abuse. Although it may be assumed that abusive priests may be the only clergy members capable of committing these types of crimes, other individuals involved in activities affiliated with religious groups may be just as liable. Clergy abuse in any form jeopardizes the well-bein...

Piscataway Personal Injury Lawyers | Holiday Safety

Mar 24, 2023

Holiday Safety One of the best gifts that families and friends can give each other this year is a safe holiday season. Whether it be replacing old extension cords, slowing down on icy roads, or reading the safety instructions before putting the turkey into the fryer, celebrating thoughtfully will make the holidays safer for everyone. Holiday Decorations When decorating, it is important to check for damaged wires, loose connections, and broken sockets; thes...

Occupational Injuries, Workers’ Comp, and Third Party Liability

Mar 24, 2023

Work-related injuries that result from the nature of a job or from negligence on the part of an employer often involve the need for ongoing medical treatment and compensation for lost wages. At the personal injury law office of Harold J. Gerr, our lawyers work with injured workers in order to recover compensation for occupational injuries that involve negligence on the part of employers and third parties. We investigate accidents that involve OSHA violations an...

New Brunswick Clergy Abuse Lawyers | The Lasting Effects Abuse

Mar 24, 2023

The Lasting Effects of Clergy Abuse As we have seen by the many adult Abuse by priests, deacons, and youth leaders is incredibly devastating because children are taught to follow their moral example. Being violated by the men and women who represent their religion confuses their inherent sense of right and wrong. Where church was once a place of serenity and security, after abuse, it becomes a place associated with pain and sadness...

New Brunswick Workers’ Compensation Lawyers | Teens and Compensation

Mar 24, 2023

Teens and Workers’ Compensation As teens venture out in search of that coveted first job, they probably do not think much about what they would do if they ever became injured or ill on the job. Teen workers have less experience and may not be fully aware of Employees ages 15 to 19 are more than 20 times more likely than those over age 25 to go to the emergency room with ...