No.  Where you live has no bearing on whether you can receive disability benefits.  The most important eligibility  requirement is that you worked for a New Jersey covered employer.

If you are totally disabled from all forms of employment, it is theoretically possible for you to receive wage-loss benefits for the rest of your life. This, however, is unlikely to occur. If your injury occurred after June 24, 1996, and you have received one hundred and four weeks of total disability benefits, the company has the right to require you to submit to a medical examination to determine the extent of your permanent impairment.

Work-related injuries or illnesses are not compensable under the Temporary Disability Benefits Law.  However, if you file a claim for workers' compensation benefits and it is contested by the workers' compensation insurance carrier, you may be eligible for temporary disability benefits while the workers' compensation issues are being resolved.  To protect our subrogation rights, we would file a lien against any subsequent workers' compensation award.

You can receive SSDI benefits and service-connected compensation without any offset to either amount. However, if you receive a non-service connected VA pension, SSDI benefits WILL be subtracted from your VA disability pension check. More Questions on this topic? Ask it here http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1499

Temporary disability (TD) benefits are payments you get if you lose wages because your injury prevents you from doing your usual job while recovering. See the DWC fact sheet on TD for more information.

No. You don't pay federal, state or local income tax on TD benefits. Also you don't pay Social Security, taxes, union dues or retirement fund contributions.

Only have to register with one branch to have access to jobs across the whole Smart network (via Smart Database)

After working for a set amount of time you may become eligible for benefits. ASI offers paid holidays, vacation time, as well as medical insurance.

As a general rule, temporary disability pays two-thirds of the gross (pre-tax) wages you lose while you are recovering from a job injury. However, you cannot receive more than the maximum weekly amount set by law, which is $840 for 2006. Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, the maximum goes up to $881.66. Your wages are figured out by using all forms of income you receive from work: wages, food, lodging, tips, commissions, overtime and bonuses.

No. Although most of members live in New Jersey, there are many who live in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, Maryland, Ohio, Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, and other states.

You may access the New Jersey Legislature home page at http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The text of statutes may be searched and viewed there.

It takes a little more to qualify for disability than it does to qualify for retirement. To qualify for Social Security Disability benefits, you must have worked long enough and recently enough under the current laws. For each year you work, you can earn up to four credits, maximum. Each credit is based on a certain amount of money earned; the amount of earnings required for a credit usually increase each year, as general wage levels increase.

There is no set requirement as to how often you must see your physician.  However, to continue receiving benefits you must be under the continued care of your doctor.  Periodically,  forms will be mailed to you to obtain updated medical information.  Those forms must be completed by you and your physician and returned to this Division. For detailed information on benefit calculations, see our web page entitled,  Benefit Calculations.

Under the Article 3A Age-Limited Plan, as long as you remain disabled in accordance with statute you will receive a disability benefit until 10 years past normal retirement age, or when service retirement benefits equals disability retirement benefits, whichever occurs first.

The Social Security Act provides benefits to disabled individuals under Title II (Disability Insurance Benefits) and Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income-SSI). Under Title II there are three basic categories of individuals who can qualify for benefits on the basis of disability: Under Title XVI (or SSI) there are two basic categories under which a financially needy person with limited income and resources can get payments on the basis of disability:

Weekly compensation benefits are paid to surviving children of workers who have been killed in the course of employment or as a result of a work-related injury. If a worker has died due to an occupational disease, the benefits will also be paid. The amount paid is usually equal to two-thirds of the deceased worker's weekly salary. Some states put a limit on the amount of the award; while others limit the number of weeks or years the money will be available to survivors.

The ADAPTS(Access Disabled Assistance Program for Tech Students) assists students in arranging for academic, residential, and extracurricular accommodations. Contact them at (404)894-2561 or at www.adapts.gatech.edu.

To attract the most qualified employees, staffing services offer competitive wages and benefits. An average wage for a temporary employee is $10 per hour. Benefits may include health insurance, vacation and holiday pay.

There are two types of temporary disability benefits. If you cannot work at all while recovering, you receive temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. If you can do some work while recovering, you receive temporary partial disability benefit (TPD) payments.

If the employer denies the claim, the employee has two (2) years from the date of accident to file a petition for compensation due with the Office of Workers? Compensation. An employee may file a petition with or without an attorney. There is no fee for filing a petition. The decision on whether an employee should have an attorney is an individual one that depends on the complexity of the case. The Office of Workers? Compensation will not provide an attorney for the employee.

Work-Related injuries or illnesses are not compensable under the NJ Temporary Disability Benefits Law. However, if an individual claims workers' compensation benefits and the claim is contested by the Workers' Compensation insurance carrier, temporary disability benefits may be paid by TDI pending resolution of a a formal WC claim petition. A lien is filed by the Disability Insurance Service to protect its subrogation rights against any subsequent WC award.

Yes. In many cases, persons with disabilities do work. The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides work incentives, such as cash benefits, help in covering extra work expenses related to your disability, Medicare, Medicaid, and training or education. The Social Security Administration's publication "Working While Disabled — How We Can Help," provides additional information.

Your temporary disability rate is based upon 70% of your customary weekly wage at the time of your accident. There is a minimum and maximum rate depending upon the year of your injury.

Our warehouse is not open to the public so all items must be shipped to customers. Fortunately most local UPS shipments arrive within 1 business day!

No, you do not have to have PA taxes withheld. You can complete a New Jersey W4 and PA tax exemption form and send them to the Payroll Office. Both forms must be completed together.

If the residence is outside the State of New Jersey, at least one of the applicants must provide proof of membership in a New Jersey State-administered retirement system by providing one of the following documents issued by the Division of Pensions and Benefits:

If you are unable to travel to our Fort Lee office for a consultation, we invite you to fill out our online photo consultation form or mail your photos to us to the following address: 2150 Center Avenue, Fort Lee, NJ 07024. Dr. Bernstein prefers front, side and top views. A Bernstein Medical staff member will contact you to schedule your personal telephone-photo consultation with Dr. Bernstein.

long as the injury occurred in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, it makes no difference where you presently live. A claim can be brought in the state where the harm occurred regardless of your residence.