You will remain eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. However, depending upon the amount and type of compensation we recover in a third-party claim, you might have to pay back some benefits. New Jersey workers’ compensation rules do not allow you to keep compensation that has been paid twice for the same thing. For example, if we win 100% of your lost wages in a lawsuit, you will have to pay back the portion of your lost wages you received from workers’ compensation. This is what is often called a “workers’ compensation lien”.