Acting Governor Scutari signs legislation increasing workers’ compensation contingency attorney fee cap to 25%
NEW JERSEY – Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari Thursday signed S2822/A3986 to raise the attorney fee cap in workers’ compensation cases from 20 percent to 25 percent, amending the existing statute.
Attorneys for injured workers are often compensated on a contingency fee basis. The fee cap of 20 percent did not account for additional duties that workers’ compensation attorneys are required to handle since the cap’s establishment in 1927.
“We are committed to protecting New Jersey’s workers and ensuring fair wages,” Scutari said. “Today’s legislation makes a meaningful adjustment to the contingency attorney fee cap, ensuring fair compensation for attorneys and providing workers with the accessible, quality legal representation they deserve.”
An increase of five percent acknowledges the additional workload of New Jersey’s contingency attorneys without overburdening workers battling illness or injury with legal expenses.
