New Jersey Supplementary Worksheet for Workers' Compensation

A workers' compensation insurance policy is based on payroll, regardless of whether the employee is full-time, part-time, temporary or seasonal. Begin with the gross payroll for each employee. Tips for Calculating Payroll: Gross payroll for each employee can be rounded to the nearest $1,000.

Get your weekly disability check started, if you're not receiving it already. Maximize your weekly benefit check. Report all super-added injuries. Seek psychological care, when appropriate. Seek pain management care, when appropriate. Don't refuse medical procedures. Be very careful what you tell the doctor.

In New Jersey, it is calculated as: Seventy percent of your average weekly wage for a temporary or total disability with minimum and maximum rates set at $216 and $810, respectively; or. a minimum of $35 and a maximum of $810 for a permanent partial disability, depending on your injury's severity and type.

Just as your temporary disability rate is determined by your average weekly wage, your rate of permanent disability is also determined by taking two-thirds of the average weekly wage.It varies based on changes in the state's average weekly wage. Since 2014, the maximum permanent disability rate is $290 per week.

In New Jersey, you will receive 70% of your average wages, subject to a maximum set by state law. (The maximum is $896 per week in 2017 and $903 per week in 2018.)

Most often, benefits are calculated and paid based on the average weekly wage. This is calculated by multiplying the employee's daily wage by the number of days worked in a full year. That number is then divided by 52 weeks to get the average weekly wage.

In New Jersey, these benefits are 70% of your average weekly wages before the injury, but there is a maximum and minimum that changes every year. For injuries that happen in 2021, the weekly maximum benefit is $969, and the minimum is $258.

You must be an employee. Your employer must carry workers' comp insurance. You must have a work-related injury or illness. You must meet your state's deadlines for reporting the injury and filing a workers' comp claim.