Have you recently applied to begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in New Jersey? You may already be getting workers' comp benefits for the same disability. If this is the case, you should be aware that the amount of workers' comp you...
Personal Injury
How does workers’ compensation work?
Whether you're an employee or employer in Hackensack, New Jersey, worker's compensation is beneficial for covering work-related illness and injuries. New Jersey passed the law in 1911 requiring all employers to have it, so you will want to understand how it works....
Dole Expands Salad Recall
Dole Fresh Vegetables is asking consumers to “immediately” discard Dole-branded packaged salad bags and private-label salad bags due to their possible contamination with listeria, according to a recall notice put out by the U.S. FDA. The recalled items include...
AuroMedics Pharma Recalls Polymyxin B due to Hair Found in Vial
AuroMedics Pharma LLC has initiated a voluntary recall of lot number CPB200013 of Polymyxin B for Injection USP, 500,000 Units/Vial, to the consumer level from the USA market due to a product complaint for the presence of particulate matter, identified as hair being...
Brain injuries could lead to devastating harm
A car accident could leave drivers, passengers, and in some cases pedestrians suffering injuries. Not all injuries are minor, even though they may appear less serious than assumed. In particular, someone could suffer a concussion and not know it until days later. New...
Over 7,000 Cases of Popular Minute Maid Juices Recalled
Three juice products made by the Coca-Cola company are being recalled because they may contain foreign matter. Though grocers have already worked to pull the impacted items from store shelves, these beverages may still be lurking inside your home because they have a...
Smoked Fish Recall Quadruples over Listeria Concerns
A week after recalling one lot of turbot after testing found listeria, Haifa Smoked Fish expanded the recall by four lots. Now, in addition to lot No. 246 of 8-ounce packs of “Haifa Smoked Fish & Caviar Turbot Cold Smoked,” lot Nos. 97, 223, 299 and 321 have been...
Facts about workplace injuries during the holidays
The holidays in New Jersey are a time of celebration and cheer, but they can also be a time when the courts start to see more work-related injury cases. Here are the top three types of work injuries that occur around the holidays. Burns Kitchens and other areas where...
Tastykake Product Recalled Over Metal Concern
Flowers Foods Inc. is recalling Tastykake multi-pack cupcakes because of the potential presence of tiny fragments of metal mesh wire. “The recall was initiated following notification by a vendor of the possible contamination in a supplied ingredient,” according to the...
Massive Recall Issued for Popular Old Spice Deodorant
Procter & Gamble has issued a recall for more than a dozen Old Spice and Secret-branded aerosol deodorants and sprays, warning that the products could contain benzene, a cancer-causing agent. The recall notice, published earlier this week, noted that the affected...
