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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 34 - LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
Chapter 15 - Employees' right to recover for negligent injury; willful negligence as defense; jury question
Section 34:15-35.20 - Time for filing claims; date of disability
Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-35.20 (2018)
Section: 34:15-35.20: Time for filing claims; date of disability
No claims for compensation for occupational hearing loss shall be filed until after 4 full consecutive calendar weeks have elapsed since removal from exposure to hazardous noise in employment. Removal from exposure to hazardous noise in employment may be achieved by use of effective ear protection devices. The last day of such exposure shall be the date of disability.
L.1979, c. 285, s. 11.
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