Third Fridays - Episodes Tagged with “Lois Llc”

Episode 8: Cross-State Issues in Jurisdiction

Lois Law Firm — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:00:00 -0400

Host Christian Sison is joined by attorney Joe Jones to discuss a New Jersey Supreme Court case concerning cross-state jurisdiction.

What is “Third Fridays”?

"Third Fridays" podcast is a live, 30-minute legal talk show from Lois Law Firm featuring moderator Christian Sison. It is the original forum in which real attorneys discuss workers' compensation issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations.

The goal of the show is to showcase the diverse perspectives of the attorneys handling workers' compensation cases. Attorneys discuss case law trends, practical litigation strategies, and hot topics.

Episode 7: Labor Market Attachment

Lois Law Firm — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 05:00:00 -0400

The defense of "Labor Market Attachment" in New York workers' compensation cases. Attorney Declan Gourley joins host Christian Sison in a discussion of the defense.

What is “Third Fridays”?

The goal of the show is to showcase the diverse perspectives of the attorneys handling workers' compensation cases. Attorneys discuss case law trends, practical litigation strategies, and hot topics. Special Guest: Declan Gourley.

Episode 6: Employer's Perspective

Lois Law Firm — Fri, 19 May 2017 06:00:00 -0400

Christian Sison welcomes the employer's perspective to the Third Fridays podcast. Christopher Lahey, a Senior Supervising Engineer from National Grid, starts a discussion about the issues involved when investigating alleged work accidents. Christopher talks about the types of injuries sustained by National Grid employees, and how the company puts its employees in the best position to return to full duty work.

Christian and Christopher engage each other in a debate involving the risk to an employer when an employee reports work accidents in an untimely manner. This is juxtaposed with the need to fulfill productivity goals upon which the employee is judged. The two also discuss safety measures that National Grid uses in order to meet accident and claim prevention goals.

Finally, Christopher takes his turn at the show's "Guess the Outcome" segment, which is tailored directly to Christopher's expertise in reporting work-related accidents. Download this episode to get a first-hand look at how an employer deals with various issues in Workers' Compensation!

What is “Third Fridays”?

The goal of the show is to showcase the diverse perspectives of the attorneys handling workers' compensation cases. Attorneys discuss case law trends, practical litigation strategies, and hot topics.

Episode 5: Permanency

Lois Law Firm — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 07:00:00 -0400

Today's topic is permanent residual disability. Attorney Joe Jones joins moderator Christian Sison in discussing this topic.

What is “Third Fridays”?

The goal of the show is to showcase the diverse perspectives of the attorneys handling workers' compensation cases. Attorneys discuss case law trends, practical litigation strategies, and hot topics.

Episode 4: Claim Fraud

Lois Law Firm — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 06:30:00 -0400

Today's topic is fraud. Attorney Christian Sison welcomes Attorney Usra Hussain to the show to discuss fighting fraud in New York workers' compensation claims. Can employers prove that claimants "knowingly" violate Section 114-a? Is it always beneficial to raise fraud at the outset of a claim? The episode ends with Usra taking her turn at Guess the Outcome!

What is “Third Fridays”?

The goal of the show is to showcase the diverse perspectives of the attorneys handling workers' compensation cases. Attorneys discuss case law trends, practical litigation strategies, and hot topics.

Episode 3: The Claimant Attorney Perspective

Lois Law Firm — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 06:00:00 -0500

Christian Sison welcomes guest attorney, Timothy Kane, to the third Episode of the podcast. Christian and Tim discuss Tim’s prior role as a claimant’s attorney, and how that has helped him to be a zealous advocate for employers. The two of them then talk about using that information to stress aggressive investigation into claims, in preparation for litigation of several issues. After Tim plays “Guess the Outcome,” he and Christian conceptualize the difficulty of rebutting the presumption afforded to claimants pursuant to Section 21 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law.

What is “Third Fridays”?

Episode 2: Wrap Up Policies

Lois Law Firm — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 06:00:00 -0500

Host Christian Sison and Attorney Tashia Rasul discuss the differences between operation policies, owner-controlled insurance policies ("OCIP") and contractor controlled insurance ("CCIP") policies.