[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/staging-dmlawyer2.wordkeeper.net\/new-jersey-workers-compensation-lawyer-gives-general-overview-of-the-uninsured-employers-fund\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/staging-dmlawyer2.wordkeeper.net\/new-jersey-workers-compensation-lawyer-gives-general-overview-of-the-uninsured-employers-fund\/","headline":"New Jersey Workers\u2019 Compensation Lawyer Gives General Overview of the Uninsured Employers Fund","name":"New Jersey Workers\u2019 Compensation Lawyer Gives General Overview of the Uninsured Employers Fund","description":"What happens if you\u2019ve been injured on the job, but your employer does not provide workers\u2019 compensation insurance in direct violation of New Jersey law? Can you still recover some benefits or compensation for your injuries? In this article, New Jersey workers\u2019 compensation lawyer Dan Matrafajlo will explain how you can still receive temporary disability&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/staging-dmlawyer2.wordkeeper.net\/new-jersey-workers-compensation-lawyer-gives-general-overview-of-the-uninsured-employers-fund\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Jersey Workers\u2019 Compensation Lawyer Gives General Overview of the Uninsured Employers Fund<\/span><\/a>","datePublished":"2011-08-01","dateModified":"2025-09-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/staging-dmlawyer2.wordkeeper.net\/author\/dmlawyer\/#Person","name":"Dan T. 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Can you still recover some benefits or compensation for your injuries? In this article, New Jersey workers\u2019 compensation lawyer Dan Matrafajlo will explain how you can still receive temporary disability benefits or get payment for your medical expenses through a program called the Uninsured Employers Fund.New Jersey Worker\u2019s Compensation Law (N.J.S.A. 34:15-120.1) established the Uninsured Employers Fund so that injured employees can be paid medical expenses and temporary disability benefits, even if their employers failed to provide law-mandated workers\u2019 compensation insurance coverage or defaulted on the required benefit payments that have been awarded to the injured employee by the Division of Workers\u2019 Compensation. However, the Uninsured Employers Fund does not compensate for permanent disabilities that may arise out of workplace injuries.The process of receiving benefits is the same as a typical workers\u2019 compensation claim: you must file a formal workers\u2019 compensation claim with the New Jersey Division of Workers\u2019 Compensation. If it finds that your employer is uninsured, then either you or your New Jersey workers\u2019 compensation lawyer must file a motion to join the Uninsured Employers Fund.Although the Uninsured Employers Fund does not pay out any permanent disability benefits, the Superior Court will docket any permanent disability benefit award made by the Division of Workers\u2019 Compensation as a lien against your employer. If it\u2019s possible to locate your employer\u2019s assets, you and your New Jersey workers\u2019 compensation attorney could bring a lawsuit in court to collect on that lien.If you have a workplace-related injury or illness, do not hesitate to contact experienced New Jersey workers\u2019 compensation lawyer Dan T. Matrafajlo to get the legal help you need. For a free initial consultation, simply fill out the form on this page."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"New Jersey Workers\u2019 Compensation Lawyer Gives General Overview of the Uninsured Employers Fund","item":"https:\/\/staging-dmlawyer2.wordkeeper.net\/new-jersey-workers-compensation-lawyer-gives-general-overview-of-the-uninsured-employers-fund\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]