S. Philip Unwin

Effective January 1, 2027, New York carriers and self-insured employers will have expanded flexibility when handling uncertain workers’ compensation claims. Under the amended WCL § 21‑a, they may begin paying for medical...more Beginning Feb. 2, 2026, the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board will require all claimants and lay witnesses testifying in virtual hearings to appear on video with their faces fully visible on screen. If an employer witness fails...more Beginning April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will eliminate its one-year waiting period for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Amended Review requests. Instead, CMS will...more Under S.6635/A.5745: Where a [worker] files a claim for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred at [work], the board may not disallow the claim upon a factual finding that the stress was not...more