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    • Steven V. Modica, Esq.
      Principal
    • Lorrie Walsh Modica, Esq.
      Of Counsel
    • Gina T. Crawford, LCR
      Workers’ Comp Rep
    • Gregory E. Fassler, Esq.
      Associate Attorney
    • Courtney Rowan Gramza
      Paralegal
    • Joyce M. Guider
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    • Cynthia V. Sundlof
      Administrative Manager
    • Cynthia Witherspoon
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      • Workers’ Compensation’s New SLU Guidelines
      • Work-Related Hearing Loss
      • 2017 New York Workers’ Compensation Changes
      • Ten Things Every Injured Worker Should Know
      • Basic Facts and Practical Advice – Workers’ Comp
      • Helping Us Help You
      • What Medical Evidence is Needed?
      • Preparing for Your Defense Medical Examination
      • Do I have to Look for Work?
      • How Often Must I go to the Doctor?
      • M&T Reimbursement
      • What You Say, Write and Do
      • What do I get if I am Permanently Injured?
      • Loss of Wage Earning Capacity
      • Getting a SLU Award–7 Things You Need to Know
      • Getting a Permanency Award–7 Things You Need to Know
      • What if I Settle my Case for All Time?
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      • Basic Facts and Practical Advice
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      • Can I get Other Benefits While I Wait for SSD?
      • Other Social Security Benefits
      • How Do Work Disability Benefits Interact with SSD?
      • Can I work and Still Get SSD?
      • Applying by Telephone or in Person
      • Applying by Internet
      • Completing the ADL and Work History Reports
      • Substance Abuse in Social Security Disability Cases
      • Seeing the Social Security Doctor
      • Working with Us to Request Your Hearing
      • Am I Entitled to an Expedited Decision?
      • Important Information Update (Medical, Vocational & Earnings Records)
      • Preparing for Your Hearing
      • The Judge Approved my Case–What is Next?
      • Surviving a Continuing Disability Review
      • Surviving an Alleged Overpayment
      • New Representative Payee Protections Signed into Law
      • Notice About Changes to WC Offset Rule
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      • Off the Job Disabilities – Ten Things You Need to Know
      • Group Long Term Disability Benefit Appeals
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      • Wage & Hour Law in a Nutshell
      • Fast & Furious—10 More Changes to NY Employment Laws
      • Whistleblowing 101
      • Demystifying Unemployment Insurance Benefits
      • Unions & the Opioid Crisis
      • Legal Issues for those who offer Internships
      • New York State Issues Final Guidance on New Sexual Harassment Laws
      • NYS Releases Draft Documents Regarding New Sexual Harassment Laws
      • Changes to Workplace Sexual Harassment Laws
      • Employing People in New York: What You Need to Know
      • Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Job Search Requirement
      • EEOC Recommendations About How to Fight Unlawful Harassment
      • Persistent Age Discrimination and Bias
      • New York Paid Family Leave Law
      • Criminal Arrests and Convictions
      • New York Minimum Wage Increases—What You Need to Know
      • New York Minimum Salary Increases–What You Need to Know
      • Changes to Federal Wage & Hour Laws–What You Need to Know
      • Employee or Independent Contractor?
      • Exercising Care When Engaging Domestic Workers
      • Seven Changes for 2016 That You Need to Know
      • Severance Agreements
      • New York Law on Paid Time Off
      • Professionals as Employers
      • Internet & Social Media Issues for Employers
      • How Safety Managers Can Stay Out of Legal Trouble
      • How Managers & Supervisors Can Stay out of Legal Trouble
      • To Disclose or Not – Issues for Folks with Multiple Sclerosis
      • Disability Benefit & Employment Issues for People with Fibromyalgia
    • Personal Injury Litigation
      • Asbestos is Still a Problem
      • Recovering More than Workers’ Compensation
      • What About WC Once My Personal Injury Case is Done?
      • Should I Borrow Money from a Litigation Loan Company?
      • Preparing for Your Deposition
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      • Protecting You from Social Media
      • Top Ten Facts for Police Union Leaders About . . .
      • A Message to Local Lawyers From Steve Modica
      • Primer for Lawyers on New York False Claims Act
      • Working with the Government to Fight Fraud
      • Workers’ Compensation in 2016: Upcoming Changes Health Care Providers Need to Know
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Our Team

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