An injury at work can change nearly every aspect of your life. One unexpected accident may leave you unable to earn a paycheck, facing mounting medical bills, and wondering how long it will take before you can return to work. If you have been hurt while performing your job duties, the Cherry Hill workers’ compensation lawyers at Flynn Law are committed to helping injured employees throughout Cherry Hill, Camden County, and across New Jersey pursue the benefits they deserve. Whether your injury occurred in a hospital, warehouse, office, manufacturing facility, retail store, school, construction site, or while driving for work, you may have important rights under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system. Our attorneys represent workers employed by some of Camden County’s largest employers, as well as individuals working for small businesses throughout the region. We understand that every injury affects not only the employee, but also their family and financial future. Flynn Law works aggressively to help clients obtain medical treatment, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability compensation, and any other benefits available under New Jersey law. While this page focuses on Cherry Hill and Camden County, our firm also represents injured workers throughout New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York where applicable. If you have been injured on the job or your workers’ compensation claim has been delayed, denied, or disputed, contact Flynn Law today for a free consultation to learn how we can help protect your rights.
Helping Employees Throughout Camden County
Cherry Hill is home to thousands of employees who commute throughout Camden County every day. The area includes major healthcare systems, corporate headquarters, financial institutions, government agencies, manufacturers, transportation providers, retailers, logistics companies, and educational institutions.
Our attorneys represent employees from many industries, including those working for employers such as:
- Cooper University Health Care
- Virtua Health
- Jefferson Health
- Campbell’s
- Subaru of America
- American Water
- TD Bank
- Lockheed Martin
- Holtec International
- Rutgers University–Camden
- Camden County government
- Cherry Hill Public Schools
- Bancroft
- Delaware River Port Authority (PATCO)
- NFI Industries
- United States Postal Service
- Local manufacturing, warehouse, construction, hospitality, retail, and service employers throughout Camden County
Regardless of who your employer is, workers’ compensation benefits generally exist to protect employees who suffer work-related injuries or occupational illnesses.
Common Workplace Injuries
Workplace injuries occur in virtually every industry. While construction workers may experience falls or equipment accidents, healthcare professionals frequently suffer lifting injuries, needlestick incidents, and repetitive trauma. Warehouse workers often sustain back injuries from lifting heavy materials, while office employees may develop repetitive stress injuries affecting their wrists, shoulders, neck, or back.
Flynn Law regularly assists workers suffering injuries involving:
- Back and spinal cord injuries
- Neck injuries
- Shoulder injuries
- Knee injuries
- Hip injuries
- Broken bones
- Head and brain injuries
- Burns
- Crush injuries
- Amputations
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Hearing loss
- Occupational illnesses
- Exposure to toxic chemicals
- Traumatic brain injuries
Even injuries that initially appear minor can result in chronic pain, permanent disability, or the inability to return to your previous occupation.
Understanding New Jersey Workers’ Compensation
New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system is designed to provide benefits regardless of who caused the workplace accident. In most situations, employees are not required to prove their employer acted negligently. Instead, they generally must demonstrate that the injury arose out of and occurred during the course of employment.
Available benefits may include:
- Authorized medical treatment
- Temporary total disability benefits while unable to work
- Permanent partial disability benefits
- Permanent total disability benefits
- Mileage reimbursement in certain situations
- Death benefits for surviving family members following fatal workplace accidents
Unfortunately, employers and insurance companies do not always make the claims process easy. Benefits may be delayed, medical treatment denied, or injured workers may be pressured to return before they have fully recovered.
When a Third Party May Also Be Responsible
Although workers’ compensation usually prevents employees from suing their employer directly, some workplace accidents involve negligent third parties.
Examples may include:
- Motor vehicle collisions while driving for work
- Defective machinery or equipment
- Unsafe construction sites controlled by another contractor
- Negligent property owners
- Product liability involving defective safety equipment
- Outside contractors whose negligence caused the accident
These cases may allow an injured worker to pursue both workers’ compensation benefits and a separate personal injury claim seeking damages unavailable under workers’ compensation, including pain and suffering.
What Should You Do After a Workplace Injury?
After suffering a work-related injury, taking prompt action can help protect your claim.
Important steps often include:
- Report the injury immediately.
- Seek authorized medical treatment.
- Follow all medical recommendations.
- Document your symptoms and restrictions.
- Keep copies of accident reports and medical records.
- Avoid assuming the insurance company is protecting your interests.
- Speak with an experienced workers’ compensation attorney before accepting a settlement.
Every situation is unique, and obtaining legal guidance early may help prevent costly mistakes.
Why Choose Flynn Law?
Workers’ compensation claims often become complicated when insurance carriers dispute the seriousness of an injury, argue that a medical condition was pre-existing, deny requested treatment, or claim an employee can safely return to work.
Flynn Law understands how these disputes arise and works diligently to protect injured workers throughout Cherry Hill and Camden County. We carefully investigate workplace accidents, gather medical evidence, communicate with insurance companies, and advocate for our clients throughout every stage of the claims process. When appropriate, we also evaluate whether third-party liability exists, allowing clients to pursue additional compensation beyond workers’ compensation benefits.
Our goal is simple: help injured workers receive the medical care and financial benefits they need while allowing them to focus on recovery.
Contact Flynn Law’s Cherry Hill Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
If you were injured while working in Cherry Hill or anywhere in Camden County, you should not have to face the workers’ compensation process alone. Whether you work in healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, education, construction, retail, logistics, government, or another industry, Flynn Law is prepared to fight for the benefits you deserve.
Contact Flynn Law today to schedule a free consultation with our experienced Cherry Hill workers’ compensation lawyers. We proudly represent injured workers throughout New Jersey while also serving clients in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York. Let us help you protect your health, your income, and your future after a workplace injury.