Samantha K. Levasseur

Samantha K. Levasseur focuses her practice on workers’ compensation and employment law defense. She has represented a diverse range of employers and insurers before the State of Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission, including self-insured employers, employers with large retentions and deductibles, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators.

Experience Highlights

Workers’ Compensation

Samantha’s work has included defending complex cases related to occupational exposure, permanent total disability, widow/dependent benefits, death and claims of employment discrimination brought before the Workers’ Compensation Commission pursuant to C.G.S. 31-290a. She also has argued on appeal from a formal hearing decision before the Connecticut Compensation Review Board.

Employment and Labor

As part of her employment-law practice, in addition to the work she has done with the Workers’ Compensation Commission under C.G.S. 31-290a, Samantha has appeared before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and Connecticut Superior Court to defend employers both private and municipal against allegations of discrimination and wrongful termination. She has also appeared in Connecticut Superior Court to represent clients in various personal-injury matters.

Honors & Awards

Connecticut Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2017-19 (Workers’ Compensation)

Publications & Events

Publications

“Regional Shortcomings and Global Solutions: Kidnap and Ransom Insurance in Latin America,” Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, Spring 2008

Webinars

•Presenter, “Coming and Going in Connecticut: The Lunch Break Defense,” Worker’s Compensation Webinar, May 16, 2018
•Presenter, “Settlement Valuation Trends and Ways to Avoid a Commissioner Rejection in Connecticut,” Workers’ Compensation Webinar, July 12, 2017

Podcasts

•Contributor, “ Hot Issues in Workers’ Comp: The Principal Employer Doctrine and Franchisors, ” Timely Notice, August 7, 2018

Recent Insights

Nine Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Featured in 2019 Connecticut Super Lawyers

October 17, 2019

Goldberg Segalla Elevates 37 Attorneys to Partner, Eight to Special Counsel Following Year of Nationwide Growth

December 18, 2018

Seven Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Featured in 2018 Connecticut Super Lawyers Rising Stars

October 18, 2018

Three-State Team Navigates Overlapping Workers' Comp and Longshore Claims

March 20, 2018

Six Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Listed in 2017 Connecticut Super Lawyers

October 17, 2017

Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Samantha K. Levasseur

March 9, 2017