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Joseph F. Sensale, Esq., will be featured in the 2018 edition of Top 100 Lawyers. Mr. Sensale is a partner of The Chase Sensale Law Group, L.L.P. and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2001. With almost 20 years of distinguished legal experience, Mr. Sensale, with partner, Dennis R. Chase, Esq., concentrate their practice on matters pending before the New York Workers' Compensation Board, nationally, before the Social Security Administration, the New York State and Lo... Read more >>>

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Utica Mutual Names New CEO

Labor Law Claim due to Lack of Netting

Rough Ride Home

Reversal of the Dismissal Electrician's Claim

Personal Injury Claim Dismissed

Court Overturns Jury's Verdict

Calculating Wage-Loss Benefits

Hospital Workers Wash Hands Less After Long Hours

No Accidental Disability Benefits from Alleged Assault

No Accidental Disability Retirement for PO

Court Revives Carpenters Neglegence Action

Jones Act Based on Drowning

Assessment Rate to Drop 13.2% in 2015

Utica's Comp Costs Grow 61% in Four Years

No Summary Judgement for Barn Fall

Rural Attorney for Remote WCB Hearings

Court Revives Dock Builder's Claim

Commissioner Libous Files for Retirement

Labor Law Claim due to Fall from Ladder

Major League Soccer Referee Commits WC Fraud

Rochester Bakery Closes for Lack of WC Insurance

WCB Proposes Pass Through System

Village of Prospect may Dissolve

Contractor Banned from Buffalo

Murray's Chickens Fined for Health Violations

Residential Aide's Consequential Psyche Injury

17 New ASWCP Awardees

Payer Compliance Project Update

Mishap with Dumpster Not Compensable

Singh, MD Pays Restitution for Fraudulent Billing

No Claim Based on Danger posed by Assigned Task

No Civil Suit without Comp Claim

Extended Deadline for Truckers

New Phase of WCB Re-engineering

Court Revives Labor Law Suit

Fake Workers' Compensation Coverage Certificate

Call-A-Nurse

Medical Treatment Guideline Dispute

Marsh and McLennan Companies' Deputy General Counsel

2007 Reforms Led to Lower Medical Costs

WCB Bills Members of Failed Trust Funds

Medicare Denials Due to Previous Claims

Ice Manufacturer Cited for Safety

MagnaCare Manager Joins Association of Insurance Women Board

'Perimeter Warning System' does not Ward off Liability

Deadline Looms for Injured WTC Volunteers

Tower Failure Would be Largest Insurer Insolvency

Electrician Entitled to Summary Judgement

Bael Out Enterprises Bilks Employees

New Comp Pool for St. Lawrence County

Manhattan Sports Bar Shuts Down Without Insurance

Tower Business Partner Blames DFS for Failure

Court Reverses Summary Judgement on Construction Case

Employer Forfeited Challenge to Deposit

WCB Moving 200 Workers to Schenectady

City Entitled to Indemnification for Labor Law Claim

Medical Evidence Supports Awards

Chairwoman Libious Targeted for FBI Search

Changes in Subpoena Procedures

Worries about Conversion of Fee Schedule

Brooklyn Hospital Fined for being Unsafe

Inappropriate Summary Judgement

Labor Law Claim for Jump from Truck Bed

Corizon Health Inc Fined

WCB Delays Too Long

Acute Inpatient Hospital Care Rates

Failure to Provide Evidence of Work Search

Coke Plant Explosion leads to Violations

Dismissal of Widow's Labor Law Claim

Car Courier Injured by Heavy Coins

Labor Law Claim Should have been Dismissed

New Medical Fee Schedule in the Future

Fraudulant Contracting Business

Employer Or Alter Ego

Employer not Entitled to Summary Judgement

Construction Worker Suing Owner of House

Triple Trial Benefits Injured Worker

Gov Noncommittal on Reopening of WCB Sites

Riverhead Restaurant Facing WC Penalty

Quit Doesn't Mean Abandoned Labor Market

Abusive Boss Leads to PTS Claim

More WTC Workers Granted Benefits

Seeking Lower WC Rates Leads to Higher Ones

Judge Accused of WC Fraud

Death Benefits for Widow

WCB Proposes New Pain Guidelines

U.S. Demco of Brooklyn Fined

Climbing Shelving for Service

Benefits After Unsuccessful Murder-for-Hire

Benefits For Thrown Construction Worker

Four New Board Members For NYSIF

Carpenter Entitled to Summary Judgement

Art Model Pursues with Tort Suit

Cuomo tries to Control Opioid Use

Rims Opens Registration for ERM Conference

AmTrust Financial Services Acquires AM Best

Two Workers' Comp Doctors Suspended

Fighting for Non-Affiliated WTC Volunteers

Business Process Re-Engineering

Acupuncture Relying on Cuomo's Vote

AmTrust Acquires Comp Options Insurance Co

Residential vs Commercial Property

Tricks of the Carrier's Trade

Village of Prospect is Sinking

Replacing Skylight is not Routine

New Certificate of Insurance Bill

Extended Coverage For Corrections Officers

Cage Dancer Commits Comp Fraud

Benefits for Self-Directed WTC Volunteers

Self-Insurance Trust Concessions

Kay Waterproofing Corp has been Fined

Fraud within the U.S. Postal Service

100 Year Anniversary Conference for WCB

New Rules for Medical Treatment Guidelines

Pro-Worker Blog Sides with Certain Bills

Change of Venue Denied

Penalties Mount for Closed BBQ Joint

American Made Tires Is Noncompliant

Penalization For Consequential Injury

Carrier's Credit after Settlement Consent

Disabled Cook Caters to Town Park

Liquidating Frontier Insurance Company

Workers' Compensation Rate Discrepancies

Mechanic gets hit in Head with Fire Extinguisher

Manhattan Jewelry Maker Faces Large Fines

Gravy Train Is Stopped In Its Tracks

No Benefits for Falling over Roll of Paper

No Benefits for Guard's Fall from Desk

Which Contractor is to Blame?

Woman Runs Liquor Store While "Disabled"

No Summary Judgment For Special Employee

Workers' Comp Meds Sold To Longshoremen

Sudden Death on Job is Compensable

A Flipper Immune to Labor Law Liability?

No Disability Retirement from Collision

Public Citizen Pushes for New Safety Laws

Bar in Hell's Kitchen Violates Law

No Benefits For Injury In Dog-Pile

Sidewalk Fall was Not Compensable

Indemnity Claim Tossed Due to Timing

Reprieve for Home Health Care Businesses

Suggestions to Cuomo for Improving WCB

No WC Patients for NY Two Doctors

Truck Drivers Must be Classified

Refusal to Change Scaffold Law this Year

Reinstated Claim in Favor of Injured Worker

NHL Joins Battle Against Repeat Concussions

Rockstar Police Officer Guilty of Fraud

Congressman Denies His Own Employees WC

Emergency Rule On Assessments Extended

Raise Denied for Home Health Care Services

No More Paper for WCB

SourceHOV Loses their Place in WCB

Xerox Taking Over WCB Scanning Services

Injured Worker Turned Drug Distributer

WCB Raises Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate

Lawsuit Challenges WCB Late Penalties

No benefits for Bond Broker in 911 Attack

Lost Benefits Due to Volunteer Work

Former WCB Commissioner Passes Away

Summary Judgement Granted to Landlord

WCB's New Electronic Filing Rules

No Disability Retirement for Eye Problem

More Probation for LIRR Employees

Many Clerical Errors on Celeb Policies

Mary Beth Woods As Exec Director Of WCB

Where's The Leadership At WCB

No Section 241(6) Claim for Asphalt Burn

Did Tina Fey Pay

Employers to Negotiate Accomodations

Grand Jury Report Aids WCB's Overhaul

Grocery Store Disputes CorVel Charges

No Blame For Third Party Assault

Stiffer Penalties For Misclassification

Job Code Audit Lowers WC Premiums

New IME Regulations

Local Governments Burdened by Payouts

Inappropriate Judgement on Bobcat Fall

Misclassified Taxi Drivers Make More

Executive Director Of WCB Resigns

No Disability Retirement for WTC Officer

Summary Judgement Reversed on Fall

WCB Files Electronically

Surgeon Jailed For Insurance Fraud

Dish Network Blacklisting

NYSIF Brings In CVS For Rx Benefits

Employer Withheld News Of Hepatitis C

Another Final Bar Date for Atlantic Mutual

Revived Claim Due to Fall from Ladder

Disabled LIRR Foreman Practices Jiujitsu

Claimant Injured in WCB Waiting Room

Court Overturns Denial For Prison Guard

Stroke Leads To Widow's Benefits

Village of Prospect Can't Afford Claims

Holland Man Charged with WC Fraud

Murdered Worker Associated with Gang

Two Jobs Deny Responsibility for Worker

Scaffold Law Adds to NY Accident Rate

Employer Denies Hiring Injured Worker

Cuomo Open to Scaffold Law Reform

No Benefits for Police Officer's PTSD

Sewage Explosion Leads to 45K in Fines

Exclusivity of Illegal Workers

Medical Opinions Affirm Disputed Claim

Disbarred Lawyer Denied Reinstatement

Summary Judgement for Falling Beam Claim

Labor Law Claim on Roofer's Fall Revived

New Fraud Chief for NYSIF

Tower Group Chairman Resides

Auto Travel Reimbursement Rate Cut

Cuomo To Discuss Closed Hearing Sites

WCB Questions Uma Thurman And Jim Carrey

Extension of 90 Day Rule on Assessments

Claim Based on Exposure to Fumes Revived

Maintenance is Maintenance

Workers Hurt in Building Collapse

Special Fund Takes Back

Severe Heat On The Job Kills Worker

Veteran Attorney Breaks the Rules

Theobalds as the New Chairman at NYSIF

USI Acquires Travelers, O'Keefe Brokerage

USI Buys 42 Locations from Wells Fargo

Former Bus Driver Commits Grand Larceny

Stephanie Bayner, MD Suspended From IMEs

Smokers Filing Asbestos Claims

Nassau's Attempt to Replace Triad Group

Changes in Workers' Compensation Laws

Changes To Electronic Filing of Claims

Unclear Contracts

New Prosecutors for Fraud Team

Detriment Of Untimely Filing

No Reimbursement For Personal Leave

No Jail Time for LI Rail Manager

Final Bar Date for Frontier Insurance Co

Misclassified Truck Drivers

Chiropractors' and Accupuncturists' Fight

Best Buy in Brooklyn Cited

Another Untrustworthy Trustee

Illegal Aliens Getting WC Benefits

Hit Overhead by Wall

Indirect Orders from DirecTV

He Said, She Said- Where's the Proof

SWCB Overhaul Hopes to Help Workers

Final Bar Date For Atlantic Mutual

Modified Rules For IME Doctors

Fall in Snowstorm Slips Through Cracks

Big Headaches for Retired Football Pros

Who's Responsible for Careless Motorist

Not Taking Care of Home Health Care

NYSIF's New Executive Director

Lay Off The Frito Lay Chip Seasoning

No Grounds for Venue Changes

Routine Maintenance vs Job Prep

Triad Group Takes Over UEF Claims

Untrustworthy Group Trust Members

Unethical AIG Prosecutor

Where Should The Blame Fall?

NYS Pays Big For Failed Health Trusts

Prescription Fraud

Suspension Cable Instead of a Ladder

Volunteers Have Emergencies Too

Filing Deadline Extension For WTC Cases

No Special Fund for Reopened Case

Challenge how the Board Works

A Fall off a Ladder on Top of a Scaffold

An Eight Month Delay Is Non Excusable

New NYCOSH Executive Director

Shareholder or Coworker

Scaffold Law Amended Again

Claim and Evidence Do Not Line Up

Upward Object Falls Under Scaffold Law

High Court Reverses Comp Case Ruling

Time to File Against Atlantic Mutual

Sixty Eight New IMEs Added to Board

Lawyer Loses Retirement Benefits

Eyes are Protected, but Lives are Not

Avelinni, MD Breaks Up with WC

Repetitive Violations Raise Fine Costs

Which Injury is to Blame?

NY Investigates Misclassified Workers

Jockeys Demand More Health Benefits

Surgery Needed Before WC Case, Approved

Carrier Leins against Rape Settlement

Failure To Keep Bronx Fridges Safe

Comp Insurance Rating Board Made Changes

Tyson Foods Knocked out by OSHA

Hope for those Injured at WTC

Labor Law Claim for Runaway Truck

Probation for LIRR Retirees

Workers' Comp Has A Task Force

WCB Location Closings Protested

A Milk Crate as a Scaffold

Lost Memory, Lost Case

CVS Makes Unhealthy Choices

No Way 25-A

A Milk Crate is Considered Scaffold

LIRR On Track

Doctors Doctors Doctors

Roofer Builds New Trial.

32 Hearing Locations Closing

Cuomo Needles Acupuncturists

Leave Good Law Alone

Power Tools have a Mind of their Own?

Another Great Win For The Good Guys

Restaurateur Cooked

Trade Un-Fair Supermarkets

Things Aren't What They Seem

Smithtown Nursing Home Fined

Who Cares about Firemen?

WTC Cancer Risks Grow

No One Likes Fraud, Really

Ladder Fall: Daily Cleaning Doesn't Count

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back.

Will Change Do Us Good

Win For The Good Guys

When it Rains, it Pours: Cop Denied Twice

Representing Injured Workers; Really

Scaffold Case Falls

Injured Reaching Limits

SLU Awards NOT Cost Drivers

Two Feet is High Enough

Riding the LIRR

Terrorism Endorsement

Racing Towards Prison

Pretty Girl Fined $43K

Greene County owes Green

Property Owner On Hook

More Docs Bite the Dust

More Docs Get Chopped

ER Can Remove Safety Guard

Big Brother Monitors Scripts

WCB Tries to go High Tech

Surprise! Employer Has No Duty

Arctic Glacier Gets Iced

More Doctors Get The Ax

Taking LIRR For A Ride

WCB on board with IDC-10

New Hourly Wage Table

Mansion Owner in Dutch

Under Attack

Landlord Escape Artist

Fraud Facts Fraught with Errors

Doctors Banned

Decision Limits Access to Justice

Widow's Claim Dismissed

Cuomo Hates Stenographers

Closing SFCC Unconstitutional

CIRB in the News

CIRB Continues to Mislead

Board is Electric Avenue

Liquidation Confiscation

Three More MDs Bite The Dust

Another One Bites the Dust

Attack of Killer Chiros

Found On Road Dead

Broker Can't Be Broken

Bottom Line-MTG's Deplorable

NYC Cops Catch Break

OSHA Fines Idea Nuova

Carrier Gets No Credit

WCA Saves EVERYONE Money

Bye_Bye Atlantic Mutual

Another MD Bites The Dust

NYSIF Has Answers

Ghost In NYSIF Machine

2014 WCB Hearing Schedule

You're Wrong & Know It

You Go, First Department

Ullico In Trouble; Really

Would The SFCC Go Away Already

Safety Group Safe, For Now

It's About Time

Cárcel for Tortilla Factory Owner

Liquidating Frontier Difficult

Terrorism Risk Addressed

More New Forms

Good News From Albany

CIRB Ridiculous Request

Crime Does Not Pay

Workers Win In Albany

IRS Responsible For Injury

County Reviews Comp Plan

Court of Appeals is Hammer

09.11.01 Responders Act Now

New Controversial Forms

Misleading Information

Labor Committee On It

Jim Carrey Beats WCB

Council Not Representing Business

Worker Crushed by Law

Labor Law Victory

Ethical Problems for WCB Executive Director

Ridiculous Rate Hike Request

Electronic Filing at WCB

End of Remarriage Penalty

Surprise; Carrier Overcharging Premiums

Comp on the Family Farm

Carrier-No Duty to Defend

Audits for Employer Premiums

Another Labor Law Victory

Suit Moves Forward

County Asks Towns To Join

Allow LCSW's to Treat

Impartial Specialists Sought

Fraud Alert

Will Bonds Cure Trust Debt

Doctors on the Chopping Block

CIRB Disputes Oregon Report

Proposed Drug Testing

Jumper's Case Dismissed

Electronic Reporting At The WCB

NYSIF Acting Chairman Dies

Important Benefit Changes

93 Lounge Closed By WCB

Underfunded Trusts

Experiencing A Change

Where Will The Line Be Drawn

Interesting Retroactive Consent

Tribal Law Trumps WCL

New WCB Policy

WTC Cases Should Be Broadly Accepted

Board Guilty of Retaliation- user friendly

Planning Future Problems

Property Owner Dry Docked

ATF 1 Carrier 0

Iron Horse Bar Reopens

Screw Screwed

Meeting of the Minions

Cuomo Comp Reforms

LIRR Not Taken For Ride

Fall Is No Accident

SFCC Can't Avoid Liability

Officer's Injury Accidental

Employer Fined by OSHA

Dangerous Hazards and Exposure

Closed or Open

Court Forced Coverage

Claimant's Win in Budget

9-11 Claims Revisited

Board's Ruling Arbitrary

WCB Suspends Doctors

Employer Liable for Fall

UIB And SSDB Receipt Incompatible

Opposition to NYSIF Raid

Claimant Guilty of Fraud

NYSIF Commissioner Dies

Compensation Fraud

Pier I OSHA Penalties

Employer Can't Force Settlement

SSA To Be Affected By Cuts

Board Renews IME Rule

State Reclassifies Hydrocodone

New MTG's Start 3.01.13

IMPORTANT PRESUMPTIONS

What Causes Worker's Fall

Doctors Resign Authorizations

Death Claim Denied

Claim Not Time-Barred

Comp Decision Affects PI Claim

Reversal Disability Retirement Case

Raid Concerns Comptroller

Claim Properly Dismissed

No Foreclosure Of Coverage

Board Revokes Authorizations

Bill Provides Equal Access To Chiropractors

Will Pool Liability Be Appealed

Insulation Maker Cited

Medicine Safety Conference Scheduled

Theft No Excuse for Worker's Fall

CIRB's Classification of Workers Upheld

No Benefits For Worker's Suicide

Is Economy Driving Frequency of Claims

Creative Pleading Is Not The Answer

NYSIF Transfers Won't Impact Bottom Line

Court Says Knowledge of Icy Conditions Barred Benefits

Claimant Forfeited Benefits By Double Dipping

Attorneys Warn Cuomo Reforms Will Put State Fund At Disadvantage

Mileage Rate 56.6 Cents per Mile Starting January 1, 2013

Worker Who Fell Through Floor Established Labor Law Claim

Workers' Compensation Alliance Lays Out Ambitious Legislative Agenda

Ladder Was an Inadequate Safety Device Appeals Court Rules

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Cuomo's Reform Plan Includes $1.75B Raid on NYSIF

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Workers' Compensation Alliance, Among Others, Comment On Governor's Budget Proposal

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Will Injured Workers Benefit From New Variance Procedures

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Manager Not Liable for Injuries Due to Lack of Control

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Board Revising Carpal Tunnel Guidelines, Revising Current Rules

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Employers Tentatively Supportive of Cuomo's Reform Ideas

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Rejected Disability Claims In Queens May Be Reheard

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Good News From The Governor

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Proposed Legislation Regarding Medical Treatment For Chronic Injuries

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Board Proposes Regulatory Changes

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Demand Your New York State Senators Stop Blaming The Victim

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Things are getting ugly out there . . .

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Appellate Scholar Strikes Again...

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Despite the severe impact of Hurricane Sandy, rest assured, our Chase Sensale team opened for business 9:00 a.m. Monday and our extremely dedicated team continues to provide our unparalleled level of legal support services to each and every one of our clients. Read more >>>

The Entire Family Of Chase Sensale Will NEVER Forget

Dennis Chase Named Alumni Association President

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Chase Sensale Supports International Peace Through Music - UPDATE

Chase Sensale embarks on a new WAVE (Workers’ Advanced Variance Education) . . . catch the WAVE!

Christmas trees can help rebuild our dunes!

If you have not already done so, don't throw away your Christmas tree!! The better alternative would be to bring it to Overlook Beach on January 14 between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Your kind donation of a used, dry, needle-shedding tree will help to rebuild our dunes. Read more >>>

Hurricane Irene

Elimination of the Retroactive Impact of the NYS Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment Guidelines

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NYS Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment Guidelines

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Tenth Annual DLWP Dinner

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January 12, 2011 Workers' Compensation Hearings Canceled

Hearings scheduled for Wednesday, January 12, 2011 have been canceled by the Workers’ Compensation Board due to pending inclement weather conditions predicted in downstate New York and will be rescheduled. Claimants and other parties of interest will receive a new notice of hearing with the date and time of the rescheduled hearing. Read more >>>

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Michael C. Axelrod, Esq. 1947-2011

There is no way to lessen the sorrow of losing someone so precious to you...but please remember that others care very much and wish you strength and comfort at this sad time. The entire family at The Chase Sensale Law Group, L.L.P. extends to the family, friends, and colleagues of Michael C. Axelrod our most sincere condolences during their time of sorrow. Read more >>>