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Bill Proposes to Increase Benefits for Some Injured Workers and Dependents

Workers' Compensation

Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia filed the legislation to institute additional workers' compensation supplemental benefits on June 13, 2024, and Assemblyman Inganamort co-sponsored it. Benefit amount is reduced by some Social Security benefits and employer disability pensions. The increase is designed to keep pace with inflation (COLA).

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NJ Rates to Rise in 2024

Workers' Compensation

million hourly workers. Many non-hourly employees will also see at least an indirect benefit from the statewide increase that applies to most workers. Raising and aggressively enforcing the minimum wage signals to employers and workers alike that New Jersey values its workforce,” said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo.