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The Fight to Get Injured Workers Treated and Paid with Michael Tomasino

The Fight to Get Injured Workers Treated and Paid with Michael Tomasino

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What happens when a workers' compensation attorney who spent a decade working restaurant floors before law school walks into court against thousand attorney insurance defense firms and wins?In this episode of Victim to Victory, Lawrence LeBrocq of Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq sits down with Michael Tomasino, one of the top workers' compensation attorneys in New Jersey, who leads the firm's workers' compensation department and is on pace to secure roughly $15 million in settlements for injured workers this year.Tomasino breaks down why New Jersey is one of the hardest states in the country to be an injured worker, from its lack of a bad faith statute to insurance carriers who control the medical treatment. He explains how GGL forwards clients for treatment the same day they retain the firm, how occupational injuries differ from traumatic ones, and how third-party claims and workers' comp claims interact. As he puts it, "There's essentially no ramification for the carrier or the employer in the event that the claim is wrongfully denied."In this episode you will learn why documenting a workplace injury immediately can make or break a claim, how New Jersey's directed care system lets insurers steer your treatment, what separates an occupational injury from a traumatic one, how third party negligence claims stack against workers' compensation, why claim values have risen while defense has grown far more aggressive, and what to do the moment you are hurt on the job.What You'll Learn:Directed Care Trap: New Jersey is one of only two states where the insurance carrier, not your own doctor, controls your treatment, which often leaves injured workers waiting months without imaging or specialists.No Bad Faith Statute: With no penalty for wrongfully denying a claim, carriers stall, and Tomasino explains how early documentation forces their hand in court.Same Day Unauthorized Treatment: GGL forwards clients to its own panel of physicians the day they sign, so treatment and diagnostic imaging start immediately rather than months later.Occupational Low Back Syndrome: Repetitive bending and lifting in warehouses and logistics work causes far more claims than the classic carpal tunnel example, and these claims are denied almost every time in New Jersey.Third Party And Comp Interplay: When another driver or party causes your workplace injury, you may hold two claims at once, and strategy from day one determines where the money comes from.Rising Value, Rising Fight: Claim values have climbed with inflation, but so has the aggression of large out-of-state defense firms fighting every case.Show Notes & Key Timestamps:[00:00:00] Welcome and IntroductionsLawrence LeBrocq, managing partner and CEO of Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq, opens the show and introduces Michael Tomasino, one of the top workers' compensation attorneys in New Jersey, noting Tomasino works seven days a week and is projected to reach roughly $15 million in settlements this year.[00:01:00] Why He Became a Workers' Comp LawyerTomasino traces his motivation to a family of union members and his own decade working full-time in restaurants. He argues that knowing how to operate a pallet jack or an immersion blender gives him a different understanding of injured workers than legacy attorneys who never held a non-lawyer job.[00:02:06] The Changing Face of Workplace InjuryTomasino describes the range of cases GGL handles, from the quintessential scaffold fall to a new class of logistics and gig economy injuries involving Amazon Flex, Uber, and Lyft drivers. He notes the types of accidents seen today look very different than those before the pandemic.[00:03:41] What To Do When You Are Hurt At WorkTomasino lays out the first steps: report the injury, request medical treatment, and draft an incident report so there is proof. He warns that employers sometimes instruct workers headed to the hospital to deny the injury happened at work, and urges honesty with treating physicians.[00:04:52] Why Documentation Decides The CaseTomasino explains that New Jersey has no bad faith statute, so there is little consequence when a carrier wrongfully denies a claim. Early proof that the accident occurred at work lets him convince a judge at the first or second hearing and shortens the gap where an injured worker gets no treatment or pay.[00:06:25] How Insurers Control Your TreatmentTomasino describes how a carrier steers injured workers to a walk-in clinic and lets them treat for months without real diagnostic imaging or specialists. Many workers go half a year without knowing what is wrong before they retain an attorney.[00:07:29] The GGL Unauthorized Treatment ModelTomasino explains what sets the firm apart: forwarding clients to doctors GGL directs, often the same day they retain the firm. This guarantees immediate treatment, early diagnosis through MRIs and CT scans, and the medical records needed to prove a worker cannot return to the job.[00:08:56] Piecing Together The BillsTomasino ...
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