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

A couple more bills were introduced for the 2026-27 session. Any updates since February have been highlighted in bold.

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 ...

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 ...