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People in New Jersey often eagerly await the long Memorial Day weekend as it ushers in the unofficial start to the summer season. The holiday commonly sees people getting together to remember those who have served the nation and enjoy time with friends and family. Unfortunately, a holiday weekend can also see drunk drivers taking to the road without regard for the safety or lives of others.

The friends and family members of a young woman just finishing her first year at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are today left with nothing more than her memory due to the reckless and selfish choices made by an intoxicated driver. As reported by NJ1015.com, the man drove his sedan into the oncoming lane of traffic along a stretch of Route 9 just before midnight, hitting another sedan in the process.

Workers’ compensation law has a number of deadlines and requirements that must be satisfied to grant benefits to an injured employee. Many of these have to do with the accident in which the injury occurred.

But, what about injuries you receive form work that can’t be attributed to a single incident? Can an injury that develop over time be compensated for?

When you show up to work each day on a New Jersey construction site, you probably do so with an understanding that you will face certain job-related hazards that expose you to potential injury or even death. At Rothenberg, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC, we understand that many construction worker injuries and deaths result from similar circumstances, and we have helped many construction workers and their loved ones pursue recourse following work-related injuries and fatalities.

Per the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, almost 60% of construction worker deaths that occurred in 2017 stemmed from situations involving what are known as construction’s Fatal Four. Estimates suggest that learning how to eliminate these four dangers could save nearly 600 construction worker lives every year, so employers have a duty to work to minimize risks associated with the Fatal Four to the fullest extent possible.

If you are like a lot of people in New Jersey, you may wonder just how many hours a commercial trucker drives at any one time. Many people talk about how truckers might get tired because of the long times for which they are on the road and because many of their driving hours are in the dark. This can lead to serious risks if big rigs are operated by drivers who might be sleepy.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration actually has a rule in place called the Hours of Service rule that is ideally designed to prevent trucker fatigue by limiting the number of hours that can be driven consecutively. The rule also outlines the maximum number of hours that can be worked in a day and in a week.