Short-tenure workers with fewer than two years of experience continue to account for the largest share of workers’ compensation claims in New Jersey, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
“New hires, and shorter-tenure workers more broadly, have grown as a share of the workforce, and of claims, particularly since 2021,” Sebastian Negrusa, vice president of research for WCRI, said in a statement. “Their wages, too, have been growing faster than most other tenure groups, particularly new hires with less than a year on the job, and are a major con...
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