In this episode, "Fraud Update: New York Workers’ Compensation," Greg Lois leads a presentation and discussion on the impact of claim fraud on workers’ compensation in New York. Greg discusses the following: Recent case law decisions on fraud Tactical and strategic considerations in raising fraud Red flags for fraud in New York workers’ compensation cases This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on March 21, 2022. How to attend these webinars live and ask questions Join us for our monthly webinars on New York and New Jersey workers’ compensation law. Register for a Construction ..read more

Major discusses the following: What is Workers' Compensation Exclusivity? New York Workers' Compenstaion Law Section 11 Exceptions written into Section 11 The "Laidlow Claim" What about Section 29/Section 40? This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on March 14, 2022. How to attend these webinars live and ask questions Join us for our monthly webinars on New York and New Jersey workers’ compensation law. Register for a Construction Defense Webinar Register for a Civil Litigation Webinar Register for a New York Workers' Compensation Webinar (12PM SESSION) Register for a New York ..read more

Led by Tashia Rasul, partner at Lois Law Firm, the Construction Litigation Webinar Series is a monthly discussion of recent case law developments and best practices for handling construction accident claims in New York. Some of the topics that Tashia discusses: Timeline of a workers' compensation claim How a workers' compensation claim impacts a general liability claim Workers' compensation milestones This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on March 7, 2022. How to attend these webinars live and ask questions Join us for our monthly webinars on New York and New Jersey workers ..read more

Attorney Greg Lois leads a discussion on appeals (very quickly) and reopeners (most of the presentation). This presentation focuses on the practical approach to bringing reopener cases to closure (or avoiding them altogether!) Greg discusses the following: When to appeal decisions of New Jersey Workers’ Compensation trial courts. Strategic and tactical impact of appeal on New Jersey workers’ compensation claims. Overview of Application for Review or Modification of Formal Award claims (“ReOpeners”). Practical ways to bring reopener claims to closure. This audio is from a live webinar provide ..read more

In this episode, attorney Christian Sison discusses the strategy behind post-trial practice in New York workers' compensation cases. This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on February 22, 2022. How to attend these webinars live and ask questions Join us for our monthly webinars on New York and New Jersey workers’ compensation law. Register for a Construction Defense Webinar: REGISTER Register for a Civil Litigation Webinar: REGISTER Register for a New York Workers' Compensation Webinar: 12PM SESSION | 3PM SESSION Register for a New Jersey Workers' Compensation Webinar: REGISTER ..read more

In this live episode, “Defending HIMP-1 Claims in New York” Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, leads a presentation and discussion on the important cases and rule changes in these jurisdictions. Join us for this live discussion and Q & A. Major discusses the following: What is a Health Insurance Matching Program claim? How the HIMP-1 can be defended. Common defenses raised for HIMP-1 claims. What type of results to expect from a HIMP-1 defense. This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on February 14, 2022. How to attend these webinars live and as ..read more

Tashia Rasul, Partner at Lois Law Firm and Construction Defense Team Leader, discusses the patchwork of numerous sources of law which form the basis for construction accident claims in New York. Examining these topics from the perspective of the builder or owner of a construction project, Tashia will provide an overview of the relevant New York common laws and statutory Labor Laws that impose duties and obligations on builders and owners and govern the civil claims that plaintiffs file. Some of the topics that Tashia discusses: Common and statutory law for owners and contractors. The Impact o ..read more

In this episode, Greg Lois presents his Annual "Year-In-Review" Presentation with a look ahead to what's expected to change in 2022. This year's "Year-in-Review" topics COVID-19 Presumption and impact of January 10, 2022 Executive order; New Jersey's new "Preference Law" for permanently partially disabled employees; Going & Coming Statue change (and case law that prompted the statutory change); and What happened with "Limited" In-Person hearings. Predictions for 2022 Prediction # 1: Speculation on Courts Reopening to In-person hearings? Prediction # 2: What's going to happen with Medica ..read more

This episode addresses the January 10, 2022 changes to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement Reference Guide, Version 3.5 and applies to all jurisdictions where “full-and-final” settlements (including future medical exposure) are allowed. The Set Aside Reference Guide was updated on January 10, 2022 to state that Medicare no longer gives “non submit” set aside allocations the same deference as “submitted and approved” set aside allocations. This will have a big impact on workers’ compensation settlements. This is new and conflicts ..read more

In this episode, “Maximizing Recovery in New York MVA Cases: The $50K Threshold and Intercompany Loss Transfer,” Christopher Major provides an overview of recover options for carriers in these types of cases. Major discusses the following: What is New York's "No-Fault Law"? Overlap with Workers' Compensation Claims Exceptions to the $50K Carve-Out How to Recover the $50,000: Intercompany Loss Transfer What you need for Loss Transfer Maximizing your reimbursement This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on January 10, 2022. How to attend these webinars live and ask questions Join ..read more