Workers’ compensation insurance pays lost wages and medical benefits to employees who develop work-related injuries or illnesses, regardless of fault.

A-5022, a bill which establishes “Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program” and occupational heat stress standard in Department of Labor and Workforce Development, was first ...

On January 17, 2026, Governor Murphy signed S2950/A3451 into law. This bill was initially introduced on February 1, 2024, and passed by the assembly on February 12, 2024. The senate received it on the ...

This past January, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to amend New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation Act by replacing this statutory shortfall with a modern standard: board and lodging are now ...