New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation Director and Chief Judge Peter Calderone amended the threshold for claimants' attorney fees this week, citing changes to the state's average weekly wage. The Division of Workers' Compensation increased the threshold for claimants' attorney fees to $43,000, effective Jan. 2, 2013, based upon a formula set forth by the New Jersey Counsel Fee Review Committee.New Jersey law generally caps attorneys' fees at 20% of an injured worker's award. However, DWC regulations further give workers' compensation judges the discretion...
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