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Population:Â
9,548,215
(as of July 1, 2025; census.gov)
Top 10 Industries:
Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) – Office of Research & Information (ORI) & NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
- Trade, Transportation, and Utilities / 19.7%
- Education and Health Services / 17.5%
- Professional and Business Services / 15.9%
- Government / 14.2%
- Leisure and Hospitality / 8.9%
- Financial Activities / 6.1%
- Manufacturing / 5.5%
- Construction / 3.8%
- Other Services / 3.9%
- Information / 1.7%
Top 20 Employers:
Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL)
- State of New Jersey Government
- Amazon
- RWJBarnabas Health
- Wakefern Food Corp. (ShopRite)
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- Walmart Inc.
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Verizon Communications
- Johnson & Johnson
- Prudential Financial
- CVS Health
- Bank of America
- Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
- Merck & Co.
- Quest Diagnostics
- Atlantic Health System
- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.)
- Newark Public Schools
- United Airlines (Hub at EWR)
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Division Info:
Name: Department of Labor and Workforce Development – Division of Workers’ Compensation
Address: P.O. Box 381, Trenton, NJ 08625-0381
Main Line / Information: 1-609-292-2515
Email: dwc@dol.nj.gov
Self-Directed Care Allowed?
Yes
Current Fee Schedule:
(link)
Medical Treatment Guidelines Used:
(link)
Regulatory Codes:
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Summary of New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation Landscape
New Jersey enforces a mandatory no-fault system. The program provides medical treatment, temporary disability benefits to offset lost wages, and permanent disability allocations when a worker sustains lasting structural impairment.
- Reporting Deadline: Injuries must be reported to the employer “as soon as possible,” with a statutory boundary requiring notification within 14 days (extendable up to 90 days under specific conditions to preserve benefits).
- Authorized Medical Care: The employer or their insurance carrier has the legal right to select and control all medical personnel treating the injured worker.
- Wage Replacement: Temporary Disability Benefits (TDB) pay 70% of the worker’s average weekly wage, starting after 7 days of disability (retroactively compensated if out over 7 total days).
- Key Deadlines & Limits:
- 14 to 90 Days: The target window to file formal notification with your management team.
- 400 Weeks: The standard absolute ceiling length for continuous temporary disability benefit structures.
- 2 Years: Statute of limitations to file a formal claim petition with the Division of Workers’ Compensation from the date of accident or the date of last compensation payment.
