how does paid emergency families first sick leave act work?on april 1, 2020, the families first paid emergency sick leave act law became law. the act provides sick time to employees who are unable to work due to covid 19 related illness. learn more about your sick leave rights and your rights under the new jersey workers compensation law if you or your family […]essential workers: law makes it easier to obtain covid 19 related benefitsin september 2020, new jersey governor phil murphy signed into law legislation that created a rebuttable presumption for “essential workers” that if they get sick with covid-19 (also known as coronavirus) that the covid-19 was acquired at work. before this new law, an essential worker would have to prove that they acquired the coronavirus was […]protection for essential workers awaits governor murphy’s signaturethe legislation provides a presumption that if an essential worker contracts covid 19 that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the contraction of the disease is work-related and fully compensable under the new jersey workers compensation act and the state ordinary and accidental disability law. the prima facie presumption may however be rebutted by […]should i tell my bankruptcy attorney about my workers compensation case?bankruptcy exists to provide individuals with a fresh start by eliminating debt. the bankruptcy proceeding is a serious undertaking conducted in federal court and under the watchful eye of a bankruptcy trustee whose job is to ensure that creditor rights are protected by discovering all assets of the bankruptcy applicant that could be used to […]nj legislature set to extend covid 19 protections to all essential workersnew jersey workers compensation benefits include temporary disability benefits (70% of your salary up to a maximum amount), emergency and authorized medical treatment paid in full, and a monetary compensation based upon a percentage of permanent injury due to covid 19.