Greg Lois
Co-Host of Defending Employers
Gregory Lois represents employers, self-insured companies, third party administrators, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation matters. Greg has served as lead attorney on more than 100 trials involving workplace discrimination, workers’ compensation, and civil claims.
Gregory Lois is the Managing Partner of Lois Law Firm LLC. Greg is the co-author of the LexisNexis “Practice Guide to Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey” published by Matthew Bender (2017 – 2019, ISBN: 9781522159360). In October 2019, Greg earned the designation “Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP)” at the Litigation Management Institute hosted at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Greg Lois has hosted 199 Episodes.
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Episode 84: Virtual Hearings go live in Hauppauge
August 13th, 2018 | 15 mins 1 sec
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New York is replacing in-person hearings in the Hauppauge hearing point with "Virtual Hearings" held via web conference. LOIS is holding a webinar to discuss what this means for claims handling, claim defense, and costs.
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Episode 83: Medical Marijuana in New York and New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Claims
August 7th, 2018 | 42 mins 3 secs
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Attorneys Tashia Rasul and Greg Lois discuss the recent case law developments in New York and New Jersey workers' compensation cases involving medical marijuana.
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Episode 81: Should I Pay Temporary Disability in New York?
July 16th, 2018 | 15 mins 50 secs
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Attorney Greg Lois leads a presentation and discussion about when to issue temporary disability benefits in New York workers' compensation claims. We discuss the waiting period, defenses to paying, and when payment can end.
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Episode 79: The Going and Coming Defense in New York
June 18th, 2018 | 20 mins 30 secs
This is the audio from our June 18, 2018 webinar presentation discussing the facts of Matter of Rodriguez v New York City Tr. Auth., decided May 31, 2018, and the impact of the decision on the defense of off-premises cases in New York as well as answering questions LIVE about specific fact scenarios like this one.
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Episode 76: New Jersey Defense Overview: Notice, Statute of Limitations, and Others
May 28th, 2018 | 18 mins 36 secs
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Attorney Greg Lois presents a webinar on "common defenses" in New Jersey.
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Episode 75: What Virtual Hearings Mean for You
May 22nd, 2018 | 31 mins 17 secs
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New York is replacing in-person hearings with “Virtual Hearings” held via web conference. LOIS is holding two webinars led by attorneys who have handled virtual hearings in New York to discuss what this means for claims handling, claim defense, and costs. Attorneys Declan Gourley, Esq., Christian Sison, Esq., and Greg Lois, Esq., discuss the impact of virtual hearings in New York workers’ compensation claims.
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Episode 74: An Uncommon Look at Common Defenses in New York Workers' Compensation Claims
May 21st, 2018 | 25 mins 14 secs
Attorneys Joseph Melchionne and Greg Lois discuss defenses commonly raised in New York workers' compensation cases. They discuss the defense of notice, statute of limitations, intoxication, and recreational loss among others.
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Episode 72: Lack of Employment; Special Issues in Employment (Employer-Employee)
April 16th, 2018 | 22 mins 29 secs
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Attorneys Greg Lois and Nidhi Shetye lead a presentation and on the definition of “employee” under the New York workers’ compensation law and raising lack of employment as a defense.
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Episode 71: The Second Injury Fund in New Jersey: Maximizing Contributions from the Fund
April 4th, 2018 | 23 mins 24 secs
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Attorneys Karen Vincent and Greg Lois of the Lois Law Firm explain how New Jersey's Second Injury Fund works, when relief can be obtained from the Fund, and strategies for maximizing the contribution of the Second Injury Fund. The presentation includes a practical step-by-step illustration of the impact of Fund contribution in a total disability case with pre-existing conditions.
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Episode 70: Penalties and "No Coverage" Exposure in New York
March 20th, 2018 | 19 mins 16 secs
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Today’s podcast is designed to help the attendee answer the following questions: “What are the most common causes for penalties in New York?,” “How do we avoid case-level penalties?” and “What can we do to mitigate or resolve a penalty issue?”
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Episode 68: Appeals and Post Trial Practice in New York
February 19th, 2018 | 12 mins 19 secs
Attorneys Greg Lois and Jeremy Janis lead a presentation and discussion on to answer questions about appeals and post-trial practice in New York workers' compensation claims.
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Episode 67: New Jersey Section 20 and Secondary Payer Barriers
January 23rd, 2018 | 34 mins 34 secs
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Attorney Greg Lois discusses the availability of a lump-sum dismissal settlement in New Jersey Workers' Compensation cases. The presentation looks at the limitations on this type of compromise in the statute (N.J.S.A. 34:15-20), the rules (N.J.A.C. 12:235-13.1) and the case law. Attorney Lois reviews the barriers to Section 20 settlements and presents practical advice and opinion on obtaining the dismissal in court. The discussion also include an overview of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act as a barrier to full compromise settlements in New Jersey, with practical tips for resolving cases quickly.