New Jersey

Region
New Jersey
Required to Report
Yes
What to Report
Any Pesticide-Related Exposure
State Office
Department of Health and Senior Services
Phone 1
609-826-4984
Timeframe to Report Injury or Exposure
30 Days
Web reference
http://nj.gov/health/forms/occ-31.pdf
Mandated to report
PhysiciansHospitalsOther health professionals
WPS Enforcement
Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency

Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-wps.htm

Legal Services Referral for Violations
Coverage for Farmworkers
Required
Limitations
Farmworkers are not separately mentioned, so they are treated as all other employees under the law. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:15-9 (2012).
Statute
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:15-92 (2012) (historical notes indicate that farm labor exception was removed in 1969)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Yes
Case Law
Fernandez-Lopez v. Cervino, 671 A.2d 1051 (N.J. Super. Ct. App,. Div. 1996) (holding that undocumented alien could recover workers' compensation benefits because definition of "employee" does not exclude illegal aliens)
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
There is no case law answering this question.
State Workers’ Compensation Website
State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Online forms
Forms & Publications
Additional Information
Mendoza v. Monmouth Recycling Co., 672 A.2d 221, 224-25 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1996) (granting workers' compensation benefits to undocumented workers).