A New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Webinar

Reducing Exposure in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Cases: Risk Transfer Best Practices

This video is from a live webinar that took place on: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 12:00 pm EST

This comprehensive course is designed to inform risk professionals, adjusters, and attorneys on how to effectively reduce exposure in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation cases by applying risk transfer best practices – covering essential topics such as third-party recovery, lien rights, reimbursement calculations, and subrogation under Section 40.

Greg Lois helps attendees learn how to navigate the complexities of New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws, maximize recovery from third-party settlements, and leverage third-party actions to achieve favorable outcomes in workers’ compensation cases. The presentation emphasizes the importance of staying in control of the case, perfecting lien rights, and understanding the nuances of recoveries subject to a lien. By following these best practices, professionals can effectively manage risk and reduce exposure in workers’ compensation cases.

Course Outline

Basics of Third Party Recovery
What is “Lienable”?
Perfecting Lien Rights
Reimbursement Calculations & Future Recovery
How to Negotiate to Your Advantage
Section 40 Basics (NJSA 34:15-40)
Recoveries Subject to a Lien
Subrogation under Section 40(f)
MVA Cases: Know New Jersey’s “Verbal Threshold”
Section 40 Expert Negotiation Tips
Key Takeaways

New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Webinar Series

Lois Law Firm presents a monthly live seminar on Defending Workers’ Compensation Claims in New Jersey. These webinars are focused on practical claims-handling and perfect for your team members who need state-specific training or a refresher course for this jurisdiction! Each webinar features a live presentation followed by a Question & Answer session.

Greg Lois, Attorney at Lois Law Firm

Greg Lois, Esq.

Greg 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 (2017-2024, ISBN:9781663363053). 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 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.

Download the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law Handbook

Download Our New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law Handbook

This is the 2023 edition of Greg Lois’ “New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law Handbook.”

THE MOST PRACTICAL, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand guide to workers' compensation claims in New Jersey. This book is designed for employers, attorneys, claim adjusters, physicians, self-insured employers, and vocational rehabilitation workers. This guide is written in plain English by a New Jersey State attorney and provides a detailed analysis of relevant statutes and regulations; a complete recap of recent court decisions including 2021 & 2022 cases; and a full description of current practice.

New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Defense at Lois Law Firm

For more than 20 years we have represented insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third party claim administrators, and employers before New Jersey’s Division of Workers’ Compensation. Our founding partner, Greg Lois, is co-author of the LexisNexis “Practice Guide to Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey” published by Matthew Bender (2017-2023, ISBN:9781663363053) and served as Law Clerk to Hon. Joan Mott, Administrative Supervisor of Workers Compensation.

Along with managing partner Greg Lois and a dedicated team of experienced attorneys and paraprofessionals, we handle New Jersey cases from cradle-to-grave. We want to be by your side, moving cases aggressively to closure from the start of litigation all the way through to settlement.

We only assign one attorney and one paralegal to each case. The attorney/paralegal assignments are made based on the court the case will be listed in.