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COURTS on‐line
Application Package
For
Secure Internet Access to the Division’s database
and Electronic Filing
P.O. Box 381
Trenton, New Jersey 08625‐0381
For more information about COURTS on‐line, please contact:
(609) 777‐4921 or (609) 292‐2556
(609) 292‐3758 FAX
courts@dol.state.nj.us
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wc/egov/egov_index.html
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State of New Jersey
Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Division of Workers’ Compensation
PO Box 381, Trenton, NJ 086250381
Thank you for your interest in the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Internet database, COURTS online. Access to
COURTS online is available to law firms, insurance carriers and Self Insurers through a unique password/login ID. In addition
to providing information on all your firm’s cases, COURTS online gives law firms the ability to electronically file and receive
legal pleadings and insurance carriers the ability to electronically receive legal documents and to electronically forward those
documents to their counsel for response. For more information about e‐filing, please visit
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wc/egov/efiling/courts_efile_index.html
The minimum technical requirements for participation in COURTS online are the following:
subscriber must have a unique e‐mail address belonging solely to him/her;
subscriber must routinely check his/her e‐mail to receive important notices from the Division. Please note that e‐mail
filters used by some Internet Service Providers may classify messages from the COURTS online staff as Bulk Mail or Junk
Mail, while others may completely prevent the delivery of our messages to you. To ensure that messages are delivered
correctly to your Inbox, please add the following domain names to your address book: “dol.state.nj.us” and
“oit.state.nj.us”
the Internet browser on the subscriber’s computer must be either Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 7 or higher) or
Firefox (latest version);
Adobe Acrobat Reader (the latest version) must be installed if subscriber is interested in e‐filing
subscriber must be able to download files through the Internet and view pop‐up windows
If your firm is brand new to the COURTS on‐line program, we will first need for your firm to designate a contact
person, an individual with a managerial title. This can be done by completing application #1. It will be the contact person’s
responsibility to approve the list of users for your firm, advise us on the electronic filing access level for every subscriber,
notify us whenever there is a change to this list and receive notices from the Division regarding technology issues. The
individual subscriber application (application #2) needs to be completed and signed by each applicant as well as the
contact person. Please note that if the contact person wishes to receive their own logon credentials, he or she will also have
to complete a subscriber application (application #2).
You can mail or fax the completed applications to the Division of Workers’ Compensation at the address noted above,
attn: WC Technical Support Unit, fax (609) 2923758. If you have any questions, you can e‐mail us at
courts@dol.state.nj.us or call us at (609) 777‐4921 or (609) 292‐2556. Within 2 weeks after you submit your applications to
the Division, each applicant will be mailed a pin number and instructions on how to create their online profile, userID and
password. Once the subscriber has created their profile successfully, they will then be able to log on to COURTS online.
We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your continued support of the COURTS on‐line program.
Sincerely,
Shravani Kosnik
COURTS Project Team
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NJ Division of Workers’ Compensation COURTS online program
Designation of a Contact Person – Application 1 courts_online_app090512_i
Access to COURTS online is only available to authorized employees of law firms/insurance carriers/self insurers
registered with the Division. Please keep in mind that the minimum requirements for participation in this program
are the following: each individual applicant must have a unique e‐mail address belonging solely to that applicant;
the Internet browser on the participant’s computer must be either Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 7) or
Firefox (latest version); Adobe Acrobat Reader software (the latest version) for viewing and downloading
documents; the applicant must be designated as an authorized participant by their employer.
In order for us to process the applications filed by employees of your company/firm, we will need to know the
identity of a key contact person in your company.
The individual designated should be an officer of the company, a partner or have a managerial title.
If your firm/company has multiple locations, the designated contact person must be located at the
address that is registered with the Division of Worker’s Compensation.
It will be the contact person’s responsibility to approve the list of users for your firm/company, advise us of their
electronic filing status, notify us whenever there is a change to this list and receive notices from the Division
regarding COURTS online issues. Please note that as long as one subscriber from your company is designated as an
electronic filer, your company will be considered an “Electronic Filing” company and will receive notices of
electronically filed legal pleadings solely through the COURTS online system.
I.
Contact Person – Information (complete all fields)
Your Name
Title
Firm/Co. Name
Street Address
City, State, ZIP
Telephone #
EMail Address:
Fax #:
II.
Electronic Filing
My firm/company is interested in participating in the electronic filing program. By opting for this feature, I
understand that as long as one subscriber from my company is designated an electronic filer, my company will be
considered an “Electronic Filing” company and will receive notices of electronically filed legal pleadings solely
through the COURTS online system.
My firm/company is not interested in electronic filing at this time.
III.
Contact Person Signature
I understand that it will be my responsibility to approve the list of users for the above referenced firm/company and to notify
the Division in writing whenever an individual, participating in the COURTS online program is no longer employed with us or
if his/her authorization to inspect records on behalf of this firm has been withdrawn.
Date:
Signature:
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NJ Division of Workers’ Compensation COURTS online program
Subscriber Application – Application #2 courts_online_app090512_i
The minimum requirements for participation in this program are the following: each individual applicant must have a unique
e‐mail address belonging solely to that applicant; the Internet browser on the participant’s computer must be either Microsoft
Internet Explorer (version 7) or Firefox (latest version). Adobe Acrobat Reader software (the latest version) for viewing and
downloading documents; the applicant must be designated as an authorized participant by their employer.
Please complete sections I and II of this application, provide your signature in the requested areas and forward it to your
COURTS on‐line Contact Person for their approval and signature in sections III and IV. Within 2 weeks after you submit your
applications to the Division, you will be mailed a pin number and instructions on how to create your online profile, userID and
password. Once you have registered successfully, you will then be able to log on to COURTS online.
I. Subscriber Information (complete all fields)
Your Name:
Street Address:
City, State & ZIP:
Telephone:
Firm Name:
Fax:
EMail:
II. Certification of Confidentiality and Subscriber Responsibilities (signature of participant required)
I, the undersigned, do hereby state under penalty of law, that I do not seek inspection of the records available on the Division
of Workers’ Compensation’s COURTS online website for the purpose of selling or furnishing for a consideration to others and
will not do so nor will I subsequently disclose any of the information to any person, organization, entity or governmental
agency not entitled to receive the information from the Division of Workers’ Compensation pursuant to R.S. 34:15‐1 et seq.
Please refer to NJSA 34:15‐128 printed on page 3 of this form.
I, the undersigned, am aware that I am responsible for preserving the security of my password, UserID and the COURTS User
PIN issued to me in relation to this program. I understand that I am responsible for the actions of any unauthorized user
gaining access into the database using my password and logon ID, without the express permission of the Division.
Signature
Date:
III.
Electronic Filing Access Level (to be completed by your COURTS online Contact Person)
Select the Electronic Filing Access Level (if no selection is made, access will default to the BASIC level):
BASIC
Subscribers will not be able to electronically receive or submit legal pleadings on behalf of the firm.
LIMITED
Law Firms only ‐ Subscribers will be able to receive notices of e‐filed legal pleadings, data enter and save
information into pre‐formatted templates but they will not be able to e‐file any legal documents.
FULL
If Law Firm ‐ this access level will give subscribers full rights to receive and file legal pleadings electronically.
If Carriers – this access level will allow you to receive pleadings, e‐file informal applications and to designate
respondent counsel electronically.
** If Limited or Full Access is selected for at least one employee of a company, that company will receive notice of e
filed documents solely through the COURTS online website and not through US Mail.
IV.
Employer / Firm Approval (signature of your COURTS online Contact Person required)
The above individual has been approved to access workers’ compensation cases on behalf of:
and has been assigned the above noted electronic filing access level.
I understand that it will be my responsibility to notify the Division, in a manner prescribed by the Division, immediately upon
learning that this individual is no longer employed with us or that his/her authorization to inspect records on the COURTS on
line database website on behalf of the firm/company has been withdrawn.
Date
Signature
Contact Person Name and Title
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34:15128. Limited right to inspect or copy records.
a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the chapter to which this act is a supplement [34:15‐1 et seq.] or of any other law,
no records maintained by the Division of Workers' Compensation or the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau shall be
disclosed to any person who seeks disclosure of the records for the purpose of selling or furnishing for a consideration to
others information from those records or reports or abstracts of workers' compensation records or work‐injury records
pertaining to any claimant. No information shall be disclosed from those records to any person not in the division, unless:
(1) The information is provided in a manner which makes it impossible to identify any claimant;
(2) The records are opened for the exclusive purpose of permitting a claimant, employer, insurance carrier or authorized
agent of the claimant, employer or insurance carrier to conduct an investigation by or on behalf of the claimant, employer or
insurance carrier in connection with any pending workers' compensation case to which the claimant, employer or insurance
carrier is a party, and the party seeking access to the records certifies to the division that the information from the records will
be used only for purposes directly related to the case;
(3) The records are opened for the exclusive purpose of permitting a third party directly involved in a workers'
compensation case, including any workers' compensation lienholders, or an authorized agent of the third party, to conduct an
investigation by or on behalf of the third party in connection with the case, and the party seeking access to the records certifies
to the division that the information from the records will be used only for purposes directly related to the case;
(4) The records are subpoenaed by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance pursuant to section 10 of P.L. 1983, c. 320
(C. 17:33A‐10) or by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil or criminal proceeding;
(5) The division provides the information to another governmental agency pursuant to law, for a duly recognized purpose
of that agency, which agency shall not subsequently disclose any of the information to any person, organization, entity or
governmental agency not entitled to receive the information from the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau or the
Division of Workers' Compensation pursuant to the workers' compensation law, R.S. 34:151 et seq.; or
(6) The information is information about the claimant requested by the claimant, in which case the division shall disclose
the information and the claimant shall not be charged fees in excess of the cost of providing copies of the information.
b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no information from records maintained by the Compensation Rating and
Inspection Bureau pertaining to any work injury or illness or workers' compensation claim shall be disclosed to any business
or other member of the public unless the bureau discloses the information in a manner which makes it impossible to identify
the claimant.
c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no information provided by the Division to any other governmental agency
pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be disclosed by the agency to any business or other member of the public unless
the information is disclosed to the business or other member of the public in a manner which makes it impossible to identify
the claimant.
d. Notwithstanding the restrictions on disclosure set forth under subsections a. through c. of this section, a claimant may
authorize the release of records of the claimant to a specific person not otherwise authorized to receive the records, by
submitting written authorization for the release to the division specifically directing the division to release workers'
compensation records to that person. However, no such authorization directing disclosure of records to a prospective
employer shall be valid, nor shall an authorization permitting disclosure of records in connection with assessing fitness or
capability for employment be valid, and no disclosure of records shall be made with respect thereto, unless requested
pursuant to and consistent with the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. and the "Law
Against Discrimination," P.L. 1945, c. 169 (C. 10:5‐1 et seq.). It shall be unlawful for any person to consider for the purpose of
assessing eligibility for a benefit, or as the basis for an employment‐related action, an individual's failure to provide
authorization under this subsection.
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