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This question upsets me and the answer is absolutely not. Employees in the state of New Jersey are protected and they can file a workers’s compensation claim without fear of discrimination. In fact, the New Jersey workers compensation statute specifically provides that an employee, an injured worker, cannot be discriminated against based on either filing or attempting to file a worker’s compensation claim. And in fact, if they do discriminate against an injured worker, there’s a separate
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claim, a discrimination claim that’s recognized under the statute which can be filed against the employer. So, in no way, shape, or form should an injured worker feel threatened that they will lose their job if they file a claim.
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