Interplay Between Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation and Immigration Law

Panel I: Interplay between 3rd Party Actions, Workers' Compensation, & Other Collateral Benefits

• Collateral benefits for injured workers
• Workers' Compensation
• Negligence during the course of employment
• Consent, lien, and offset issues
• Special issues in cases involving immigrant workers
• Questions

Panel II: Immigration Remedies

• Overview of U Visas (Victims of Crime) and T Visas (Victims of Trafficking)
• Eligibility requirements for U and T Visas
• Counseling clients about U and T Visas
• Overview of Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE)
• Application process for Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement
• Advising clients on the benefits and risks of DALE applications
• Questions

This program is sponsored by the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section and the Committee on Immigration Representation

Presenters: 

Maureen Hussain, Esq.  

Staff Attorney and Legal Director 

Worker Justice Center of New York

Ralph M. Kirk, Esq.

Hudson Valley Workers' Compensation Attorney 

Kirk & Teff, LLP

Maiaklovsky Preval, Esq. 

Maiaklovsky Law Firm, PLLC

White Plains, New York 

Moderator:

Karin Anderson Ponzer, Esq. 

Director

Neighbors Link Community Law Practice 

Mt. Kisco, New York