{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:15-2","heading":"Defenses abolished","body":"The right to compensation as provided by this article shall not be defeated  upon the ground that the injury was caused in any degree by the negligence of a  fellow employee;  or that the injured employee assumed the risks inherent in or  incidental to or arising out of his employment or arising from the failure of  the employer to provide and maintain safe premises and suitable appliances;   which said grounds of defense are hereby abolished.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"82bcf3304f60a81144100e572d3da67680a44476539ae41491696cb4230f262e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}