Defending Employers

In this episode “Understanding Indemnity & Medical Benefits in New York Workers’ Compensation,” Greg Lois explores the topics, and help give you a better understanding, of indemnity and medical benef…

In this episode, “Civil Exposure for the Employer and the Concept of Comp Exclusivity,” we discuss New Jersey’s Section 8 (N.J.S.A. 34:15-8), New York’s Sections 11 and 29(6), a claimant’s election o…

In this episode, “NY Workers’ Compensation Highlights for Construction Claims Professionals,” Tashia Rasul, partner at Lois Law Firm, provides an overview of the Workers’ Compensation law in New York…

In this episode, "New Jersey Workers’ Compensation: Case Foundations," Greg Lois explores the topics of claim initiation, compensability decision-making, and how to calculate Average Weekly Wage in N…

In this episode “New York Workers’ Compensation: Case Foundations,” Greg Lois explores the topics of claim initiation, compensability decision-making, and how to calculate Average Weekly Wage in New …

Workers' compensation carriers and self-insureds are getting more and more of these demands every year, sometimes resulting in a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars even when a case is closed or…

In this episode, "Overview of New York Construction Claim Litigation," Tashia Rasul, partner at Lois Law Firm, provides an overview of the relevant New York common laws and statutory Labor Laws that …

Our kick-off episode for a year-long guided tour of the New Jersey workers’ compensation system! In this episode, “Introduction to New Jersey Workers’ Compensation & Our 2023 Webinar Series,” Greg Lo…

Our kick-off episode for a year-long guided tour of the New York workers’ compensation system! In this episode, “Introduction to New York Workers’ Compensation & Our 2023 Webinar Series,” Greg Lois w…

In New York MVA cases, there is a flat $50,000 reduction to the carrier’s Section 29 lien…or is there? As always in the law, exceptions abound, and loss transfer can get the $50k back even if the “ca…

In this episode “Goals of Multijurisdictional Coordination and 2022 Year-End Review of Construction Case Law,” Tashia Rasul, Partner at Lois Law Firm and Construction Defense Team Leader, starts off …

In this episode, "[Defending Medical Provider Claims In New Jersey](Defending Medical Provider Claims In New Jersey)," Greg Lois will discuss the latest development in Medical Provider Application fo…

In this episode, "The Importance of Risk Transfer in New York Workers’ Compensation," Greg Lois leads a discussion on reimbursement from the proceeds of third party claims as well as the carrier/empl…

Many employees travel for their job. What happens when you pay benefits in the claimant’s home State, but the third-party action is in the defendant’s home State? What statute applies? How can you en…

In this episode, “Calculating Exposure in Dual Jurisdiction Claims,” Tashia Rasul, partner at Lois Law Firm, explains how an experienced defense litigator evaluates catastrophic construction accident…

In this episode, “Evaluating Exposure in New Jersey,” Greg Lois provides an overview and answers questions about how attorneys value exposure in New Jersey cases.

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In this episode, “Evaluating Cases for Permanency Exposure,” Greg Lois leads a discussion and answers questions on evaluating claims for permanency exposure in New York. We will focus on the recent c…

Both New York and New Jersey require that the carrier pay its equitable share of litigation costs in a third-party settlement. What is considered a “cost of litigation” in both States? What is the ac…

In this episode, “Expert Witness," Attorney Greg Lois leads a presentation and discussion on practical aspects and legal procedure for obtaining an expert opinion in a New Jersey workers' compensatio…

In this episode, "Navigating Section 32 Settlements in New York," Greg Lois discusses the guidance from the Board regarding general releases in Section 32 settlements in New York Workers’ Compensatio…