According to a 2008 article from the New Jersey Star-Ledger, the 100-year-old workers compensation system in New Jersey often takes years to help employees who have been injured on the job. Every year, the system helps close to 100,000 workers find the medical relief they need in exchange for their promise not to sue their employer. However, the article alleges, the $1.8 billion system causes thousands of injured employees to wait years before they see the benefits they’re entitled. Some workers even die before they receive relief.

To write the article, the newspaper reviewed dozens of cases and hundreds of records over an eight-month period. It found that the system was marred by significant delays, inexperienced judges, and an administrative system that does not properly track its performance.

If you or someone you love has been injured on the job and is not receiving the care they deserve, contact the New Jersey workers compensation lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., by calling 1-888-389-2667 today.