Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN
Listen to the Legal Hour on AM720 KDWN from August 13th, 2014 in which Michael J. Ryan, Esq., discusses the importance of workers’ compensation for new businesses (1:30), worker injury during break (4:45), Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers (“NAIW”) (9:15), workers’ compensation appeals (11:00), most common work injuries (12:00), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) (13:30), uninsured workers (17:45), reopening […]
Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN
Listen to the Legal Hour on AM720 KDWN from December 11th, 2013 in which Michael J. Ryan, Esq., discusses state run workers’ compensation (1:40), workers’ compensation vs. OSHA (3:25), steps to take when injured (5:40), the three parties involved in a workers’ compensation matter (8:50), the need for a lawyers in workers’ compensation (13:00), employers’ responsibilities […]
Workers’ Compensation in an Economic Downturn
In our fast paced culture, one thing remains true despite the economic hit we have all taken – people at work suffer physical injuries. And, because Nevada’s two major industries, mining and resorts/gaming continue to do relatively well, one would assume that the rate of filing workers’ compensation claims would remain fairly constant despite the […]
SB 58 Penalizes Employers’ Fraud
Senate Bill 58, a workers’ compensation Bill, amends Chapter 616D of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Chapter 616D addresses prohibited acts, the penalties for such acts and what offenders can expect with respect to prosecution of such acts in the context of industrial insurance fraud. As in many states, Nevada has included the prohibited acts/penalty section, […]
NV Workers’ Compensation Ed Conference featuring Mike Ryan
Mike Ryan, Esq., from Black & LoBello was the first to present at the Nevada Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference on August 11, 2011 at the Rio Hotel & Casino. Along with Hearing Officer Mercer Berens and fellow attorney, Erica Tosh, Mr. Ryan discussed the recent Supreme Court cases in Workers’ Compensation as well […]
Reopening Workers’ Compensation Claims – Part 4
Reopening Workers’ Compensation Claims – Part 3
Reopening Workers’ Compensation Claims – Part 2
Reopening Workers’ Compensation Claims – Part 1
Workers’ Compensation Law 101
In the often complicated world of workers’ compensation law, employers’, insurers, and injured workers all have parts to play, and each may be significant in a workers’ compensation claim. Nevada employers, defined as “every person, firm, voluntary association and private corporation,…which has in service every person under a contract of hire,” may challenge either their […]