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New Jersey Jurisdiction Primer
Each state within proximity of the Greater New York City area has distinct laws regarding workers’ compensation benefits. These laws can vary significantly regarding when and how much benefit a worker can collect, requiring a determination of jurisdiction as one of the first steps in reviewing a workers’ compensation claim. What is jurisdiction? In… Read More »
Jones Jones LLC Managing Partner Sarah Thomas featured in Hotel Management Magazine
Jones Jones LLC Managing Partner Sarah Thomas is featured in Hotel Management Magazine, sharing her view on mitigating workers’ compensation claims for the hospitality industry – an industry, which in 2020, experienced 11,320 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work. In addition to sharing her thoughts on minimizing such injuries and illnesses, Sarah discusses how… Read More »
Major Win Alert: Fraud – Claimant pays $40K back to Carrier
Jones Jones LLC is excited to announce a major win secured by Partner Dana Sabghir and Associate Katherine Caracappa. This win highlights: The necessity to thoroughly review medical records submitted by treating doctors. Oftentimes, these records have a detailed history of the claimant’s prior medical history and treatment. This review, coupled with the history as… Read More »
Loss Transfer Series: Part 3 – Securing the Funds
Welcome to Part Three of the Jones Jones LLC’s Loss Transfer Series! In this final installment of this series, you will learn how to successfully secure the actual loss transfer funds associated with your claim. Previously, in Part One, you were given a primer on the basics of loss transfer; who can seek reimbursement and… Read More »
Loss Transfer Series: Part 2 – The Recovery
Welcome to Part Two of the Jones Jones LLC’s Loss Transfer Series! In Part One of this series, you were given a primer on the basics of loss transfer; who can seek reimbursement and when does loss transfer apply. See: Loss Transfer Series: Part 1 – The Basics – Jones Jones LLC . Now we will review… Read More »
Loss Transfer Series: Part 1 – The Basics
Welcome to Part One of the Jones Jones LLC’s Loss Transfer Series! The purpose of this three part series is to educate and inform our readers on the importance of this application of the law. Understanding and utilizing loss transfer will make a major impact on your mitigation recovery – which will equate to large… Read More »
Jones Jones LLC’s Sarah Thomas Presents On Increased And Expedited WC Closures
Jones Jones LLC Managing Partner Sarah Thomas presented to the Long Island Chapter of RIMS on May 17th, 2022 in Farmingdale, New York. Sarah was honored to present her thoughts on strategic planning regarding settlements in NYS Workers’ Compensation along with her best practices on the issues of claim reporting, fraud litigation, as well as… Read More »
Key Takeaways from Partner Kathleen Ginnane’s Panel Discussion at the New Jersey Self Insurers Association Conference
Jones Jones LLC Partner Kathleen (Kassy) Ginnane provided her expert opinion as part of a panel discussion at the New Jersey Self Insurer’s Association (NJSIA) Conference May 13th, 2022 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Kassy provided the New York perspective as part of a panel discussion entitled, “What Really Happens when you Presume: Presumption Laws… Read More »
Jones Jones LLC Back to Basics: RFA-2 Requirements
The RFA-2 is a New York State Workers’ Compensation Board form. Specifically, it is a “Request For Further Action” by the carrier or employer and can be found here. This form would be filed by the carrier or employer when a need for a hearing arises. Recently, the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board has been taking… Read More »
News Bulletin: NYS Workers’ Compensation Benefit Increase
On April 20, 2022, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced that the maximum weekly benefit rate for workers’ compensation claimants is $1,125.46 for injuries sustained from July 1, 2022 through July 30, 2023. See the Board’s announcement here. The attorneys of Jones Jones LLC are experienced litigators and defense specialists and are eager to work with… Read More »