Third Fridays

Episode 17: Winning Trials Involving Lunchtime Accident - #DFD1

June 15th, 2018  |  30 mins 48 secs

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Christian Sison reveals a favorable Board Panel Decision and invites Joseph Melchionne to the podcast to analyze the case. Joseph, the trial attorney responsible for securing a key win for the firm’s client, recaps how all parties worked together to reach the common goal. Christian and Joseph detail the exact #DefendFromDay1 strategies that were used to maintain and reinforce the defense to compensability.

Episode 16: Defend From Day One

May 18th, 2018  |  26 mins 45 secs

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Host Christian Sison comes to you live and without any guests for the first time in the show’s history. The topic is #DefendFromDay1, and the show focuses on how the movement began, how it can be currently implemented, and how we can use it for the future.

Episode 15: State of the Virtual Hearing

April 20th, 2018  |  31 mins 13 secs

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"Virtual Hearings" have been a real thing in New York Workers’ Compensation for almost 6 months now. What works and what doesn’t work? Does it help or hurt employers and carriers? Host Christian Sison invites attorney Declan Gourley to the podcast for a brief discussion regarding their experiences with New York State’s interesting new technology.

Episode 11: Scheduled Loss of Use Guidelines in New York

December 15th, 2017  |  27 mins 5 secs

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Host Christian Sison welcomes guest attorney Declan Gourley to this episode of Third Fridays to discuss the draft Schedule Loss of Use Guidelines coming into New York workers' compensation cases in January 2018. The attorneys discuss the first draft Guidelines issued in September 2017, the process whereby claimant's attorneys persuaded the Board to roll back the improvements, and the final draft version of the proposed Guidelines promulgated in November 2017. The attorneys discuss the likely impact of the draft Guidelines and what to do when they become effective in January 2018.

Episode 8: Cross-State Issues in Jurisdiction

September 15th, 2017  |  18 mins 13 secs

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

Episode 7: Labor Market Attachment

June 16th, 2017  |  20 mins 6 secs

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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.

Episode 6: Employer's Perspective

May 19th, 2017  |  25 mins 48 secs

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In this episode, 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!

Episode 5: Permanency

April 21st, 2017  |  33 mins 57 secs

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

Episode 4: Claim Fraud

March 17th, 2017  |  17 mins 51 secs

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Today's topic is fraud. Christian Sison welcomes 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!

Episode 2: Wrap Up Policies

January 20th, 2017  |  24 mins 55 secs

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Host Christian Sison and Attorney Tashia Rasul discuss owner-controlled insurance policies in the context of workers' compensation claims.