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John H. Geaney
8000 Midlantic Dr., Ste 300 S
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054-1518
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Workers' Compensation Department. Practice involves representation of employers, self-insured companies, third party administrators, and insurance carriers in workers' compensation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act. He also conducts training sessions on workers' compensation, ADA , and FMLA issues.
Consultant Services: City of Newark, City of Paterson and Garden State JIF (Workers' Compensation Litigation Coordinator)
- Member of the Firm's Executive Committee and Shareholder
- Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
- Workers' Compensation Defense
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, as a Workers' Compensation Law Attorney
- New Jersey, 1982
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts,
1982
Honors: Semi Finalist, Wendel F. Grimes Moot Court Competition
- Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts,
1979
B.A. Degree, summa cum laude, English
- University of Durham, Durham, England
1977 - 1978
- Geaney's New Jersey Workers' Compensation Manual for Practitioners, Adjusters, and Employers, co-distributed with the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2008 Editions
- Medical Expense Landmines: Clearing the Workers-Comp Benefit Highway, InRe: TRIAL LAW insert in New Jersey Lawyer, April, 2007
- Five Absence Management Protocols for Workers' Compensation Injuries in New Jersey, Government Finance Officers' Association of New Jersey Report, April, 2007
- Guide to Employment Issues under the ADA and FMLA for Practitioners and Employers, co-distributed with the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2004 and 2006 Editions
- Top Three In WC, New Jersey Lawyer, Volume 13, Number 51, 2004
- The Relationship of Workers' Compensation to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act, Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May, 2004
- Summaries of three court cases and FMLA advice on each, Across The Table, March/April, 2002
- Drafting Return To Work/Fitness For Duty Policies, The Bottom Line, Volume 18, No. 1, 2000
- The Decline of the Independent Contract Benefit Defense in New Jersey, The Bottom Line, November, 1999
- How to Design a Modified Duty Program, New Jersey Municipalities, October, 1999
- The Benefits of Modified Duty Policies, The Bottom Line, September, 1998
- Workers' Compensation Away from the Worksite, New Jersey Municipalities, June, 1998
- Managing Employees With Psychiatric Disabilities, New Jersey Municipalities, November, 1997
- Seven Steps To Reducing Workers' Compensation Costs, New Jersey Municipalities, April, 1997
- Fitness-For-Duty Examination, New Jersey Municipalities, October, 1996
- Strategies for Defending Respiratory Claims, New Jersey Municipalities, March, 1996
- "Point-Counterpoint Panel Discussion", New Jersey Self Insurers' Association,
2008
- "Post-Offer Medical Exams and Fitness For Duty Issues", Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund,
2008
- "New Jersey Workers' Comp Conference", Council on Education in Management,
2008
- "Mastering Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, LLC,
2008
- "Comp Fundamentals: Statutes and Strategies You Must Know", First Managed Care Option,
2008
- "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues Under the ADA & FMLA", Camden/Gloucester Employer Council,
2008
- "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues Under the ADA & FMLA", American Bar Association Workers' Compensation Committee,
2008
- "Workers' Compensation Update", in-house presentation to client, ACE USA,
2008
- "Workers' Compensation Overview, Medical Issues, and Key Statutes and Defenses You Need To Know", IMX Medical Management Services,
2008
- "Case Scenarios", NESBIG,
2008
- "Workers' Compensation Overview, Medical Issues, and Key Statutes and Defenses You Need To Know", EMC Insurance Company,
2008
- "Workers' Compensation Overview, Medical Issues, and Key Statutes and Defenses You Need To Know", Procura,
2008
- "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues Under the ADA, FMLA, and Retaliatory Discharge", Michigan Self-Insurers' Association,
2007
- "Medical Concepts for Workers' Compensation Attorneys", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education,
2007
- "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, Inc.,
2007
- "2007 ADA, FMLA, and NJFLA Update -- Including Overview of New NJFLA/NJLAD Regulations", Millennium Seminars, Inc.,
2007
- "Workers' Compensation Update", in-house presentation to client, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.,
2007
- "Post-Offer Medical Exams and Cases Employers Should Deny", New Jersey Food Council,
2007
- "Workers' Compensation Update", in-house presentation to client, Inservco Insurance Services,
2007
- "Case Scenarios", Burlington County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund,
2007
- "New Jersey Workers' Comp Conference", Council on Education in Management,
2007
- "'Claims Anatomy" -- Effectively Managing Your Workers' Compensation Claim", New Jersey Self Insurers Association,
2007
- "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, Inc.,
2007
- "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues under ADA, FMLA & Retaliatory Discharge", Arkansas Self Insurers Association, Little Rock, Arkansas,
2007
- "Workers' Compensation, ADA, and FMLA Update", in-house presentation to client, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund,
2007
- "How Compliance With The ADA and FMLA Can Actually Promote Cost Containment in Workers' Comp", Pooled Insurance Program,
2007
- "Offsets for Accidental and Ordinary Disability Pensions", Garden State Municipal Joint Insuarnce Fund,
2007
- "Benefits of Post-Offer Examination", NESBIG,
2007
- "Comp Fundamentals -- Statutes and Strategies for Success", City of Newark,
2007
- "Comp Fundamentals", Paterson Public Schools,
2007
- "Deciphering the Mystery of the New Jersey Rate Chart", CCMSI,
2007
- "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, Inc.,
2006
- "How Compliance With The ADA and FMLA Can Actually Promote Cost Containment in Workers' Comp", Monmouth County Association of School Business Officials,
2006
- "Offsets for Accidental and Ordinary Disability Pensions", Public Risk Management Association,
2006
- "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, Inc.,
2006
- "Overview of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", County of Gloucester,
2006
- "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues under ADA, FMLA & Retaliatory Discharge", Ryan Associates,
2006
- "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues under ADA, FMLA & Retaliatory Discharge", Missouri Self Insurers Association, Jefferson City, Missouri,
2006
- "Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services,
2006
- "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-service for client, Atlantic Health Systems,
2006
- "Integrating Policies on FMLA and ADA with Workers' Compensation", National Council on Self-Insurers,
2006
- "Defending Cutting Edge Occupational Disease Claims", New Jersey Self Insurers' Association,
2006
- "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-house presenation to client, Medco,
2006
- "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-house presentation to client, ACE USA,
2006
- "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-house presentation to client, Meadowbrook Insurance Group,
2006
- "The Basics of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", West Orange Township,
2006
- "Apples, Oranges and Lemons: The ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation", Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund,
2006
- "The ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation Laws", NESBIG,
2006
- "Apples, Oranges and Lemons: The ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation", Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund,
2006
- "Effectively Dealing with Liens in Workers' Compensation", Burlington County Bar Association,
2006
- "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update", Council on Education in Management,
2006
- "Family and Medical Leave Act in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services,
2006
- "Workers' Compensation Issues", South Jersey Claims,
2006
- "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update 2005", Council on Education in Management,
2005
- "Case Law Updates", in-service to client, PMA Management Corp.,
2005
- "Essentials of Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services,
2005
- "The Intersection of the ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation Laws", in-service to client, Meridian Health,
2005
- "Complex Issues in Workers' Compensation", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education,
2005
- "The Workers' Comp Provisions You Need To Know in New Jersey", Cumberland and Salem County Employer Council,
2005
- "Overview of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", in-service to client, Meadowbrook Insurance Group,
2005
- "Key Issues & Cost Reduction in Workers' Compensation", Gloucester County Employer Council,
2005
- "The Workers' Comp Provisions You Need To Know", in-service to client, ACE,
2005
- "Basic Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services,
2005
- "Case Law Update", New Jersey Hospital Employee Health Nurses Association,
2005
- "Workers' Compensation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act", Extensis,
2005
- "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update", Council on Education in Management,
2005
- "Overview of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", Rutgers,
2004
- "Key Issues and Cost Reduction in Workers' Compensation", MCASBO,
2004
- "Workers' Compensation, ADA, and FMLA", County Welfare Directors' Association,
2004
- "Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services,
2004
- Workers' Compensation, ADA, and FMLA issues, Burlington City,
2004
- "The Fundamentals of Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Council on Education in Management,
2004
- "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update 2004", Council on Education in Management,
2004
- "Recent Update and Leading Cases on the FMLA, ADA, and Their Impact on Workers' Compensation", National Council of Self-Insurers,
2004
- "The Fundamentals of Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Council on Education in Management,
2004
- "What A Practitioner Needs To Know About the ADA, FMLA, and Medicare Secondary Payer Statute", Monmouth and Ocean County Bar Associations,
2004
- "Medicare Claims - How to Prepare a Claim for Settlement and Approval", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education,
2004
- "Medicare Secondary Payer Statute and Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements", Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.,
2004
- "New Jersey Workers' Comp Update 2004", Council on Education in Management,
2004
- Named a Super Lawyer as voted by his peers and facilitated by Law & Politics and New Jersey Monthly,
2005
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2008
- Recognized as one of South Jersey's Top Attorneys as published by SJ Magazine,
2005
- American Bar Association
- Fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation Attorneys
- Burlington County Bar Association
- Chair, Workers' Compensation Section (2005-2007)
- Friends of MEND, Inc.
- Board of Directors (Trustee, 2004)
- National Council for Self-Insurers
- National Workers' Compensation Defense Network
- New Jersey designee
- New Jersey Bar Association
- Board of Directors of the Certified Trial Attorney Section
- New Jersey Bar Association
- Labor & Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Sections
- New Jersey Self Insurers Association
- Membership and Program Committees
- Camden County ADA Advisory Committee,
1993
- Member
- Camden County Library,
1983
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1987
- Commissioner
- Cinnaminson Township,
1986
- Township Prosecutor
- Lions Club, Gibbsboro - Voorhees,
1985
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1986
- President
- Voorhees Township,
1984
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1991
- Committeeman
- Voorhees Township, NJ, Mayor,
1991
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