Jennifer B. Santoro

Jennifer B. Santoro works to aggressively and proactively resolve complex workers’ compensation matters for insurers, third-party administrators, and other clients in a diverse range of industries, including construction, transportation, commercial distribution, employment agencies, food processing, medical organizations, and more. She is the co-leader of the firm’s workers’ compensation team in Illinois, and her extensive experience in the state includes appearances before Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission review panels and in the state’s circuit and appellate court, as well as the resolution of matters through arbitration. A Medicare Set-Aside Consultant, certified through the International Commission on Health Care Certification, Jennifer also serves as co-chair of the firm’s nationwide Medicare Compliance group.

Clients seek Jennifer’s counsel for her top-to-bottom, hands-on approach to handling workers’ compensation claims, which helps minimize risk, lends clarity to the litigation process, and ultimately results in cost-effective case management and closure. At intake, Jennifer performs a thorough investigation, then works directly with the client to create a tailored litigation strategy - that evolves and adapts as matters progress - to best suit their individual needs. She is also well-equipped to help clients deal with Medicare compliance, which has become an increasing concern that complicates all aspects of litigation management. Jennifer is experienced in conditional payment issues, mandatory insurer reporting under Section 111, analyzing the need for Medicare Set-Aside (MSAs) arrangements, and the preparation of those MSAs.

Community Involvement

•Albany Park Community Center: Board of Directors, 2013 to present; Secretary, January 2018 to present

Publications & Events

Publications

•“New Law Limits Exclusive Remedy Protections for Work Injuries ” (Co-Author), May 29, 2019

Webinars

•Co-Presenter, “Medicare Strategy - Complying with CMS for the Lowest Possible Cost,” GS Workers’ Compensation Webinar, February 13, 2019
•Presenter, “Is Your Valid FCE Really Valid?” GS Workers’ Compensation Webinar, April 25, 2018

Recent Insights

Workers’ Compensation in the Transformed Workplace

Upcoming Webinar: May 13, 2020

Court Rules in Favor of Employers, Temporarily Blocks IWCC Emergency COVID-19 Rule

April 24, 2020

Final IWCC COVID-19 Rule in Effect: What’s Changed and What Employers Need to Know

April 20, 2020

Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Announces COVID-19 Amendment to Rules of Evidence: Impact and Claims-Handling Recommendations

April 14, 2020

New Law Limits Exclusive Remedy Protections for Work Injuries

May 29, 2019

Goldberg Segalla’s Jennifer B. Santoro Appointed to International Commission on Healthcare Certification's Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Board of Directors

March 20, 2019