While workplace deaths in Wisconsin are occurring less frequently, the unfortunate reality is that they still happen. Workplace fatality statistics can be found here. Another worker died recently while at work: Man Dies in Kaukauna Trench Collapse. It appears a man...
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LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Worker’s Compensation Destruction Bill?
Time to wake up Wisconsinites! In a short timeframe, the current administration and legislature in Wisconsin has altered the landscape of our state in ways too numerous to count. Well, now we face another attempt to make-over and deform a progressive era landmark:...
Nationwide Decrease and Attack on Worker’s Compensation Benefits
Recent news stories have begun to shed light on the ever-increasing attack on worker's compensation benefits around the nation. Further awareness has spurred legislators to action. It does not appear any state is immune from these worker's compensation "deform"...
Wisconsin employer safety violation causes workers’ compensation penalty
Wisconsin workers' compensation law assesses an employer penalty when the employer's safety violation is a substantial factor in a work injury. Going to work can be hazardous to your health and even life threatening. In 2013, almost 100 Wisconsin workers died in...
Older Workers Need Updated Job Training
Recent data from the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate inadequate training for older workers likely contributed to an almost 20% increase in fatalities among older workers. According to the data, there were 4,679 fatal work-related injuries recorded in 2014 -...
Employers Who Cheat on Workers’ Compensation Coverage
Employers who fail to cover their workers for workers' compensation, or who mischaracterize their employees as "Independent Contractors" cheat the entire workers' compensation system. They cheat both the workers who remain uncovered and other employers who...
Work Comp Fraud? What Fraud?
Workers are not "getting rich" from worker's compensation! Accordingly, fraudulent behavior in work comp is very rare-like the one bad apple spoiling the bunch-but often highly publicized. (Because, let's face it, seeing a surveillance video of someone bowling or...
Best Lawyers in America: Charlie & Tom Domer
Once again, Tom Domer and Charlie Domer have been recognized in Best Lawyers in America. Both Charlie and Tom are listed in The Best Lawyers for "Worker's Compensation Law-Claimants." Charlie and Tom, along with the entire team at Domer Law, strive daily to fight for...
Injury risk is greater for officers on the night shift, study says
Working in law enforcement is an inherently dangerous profession, but one study found those who work overnight may have an increased injury risk. Working in law enforcement is an inherently dangerous profession for people in Wisconsin, and elsewhere. According to the...
Worker’s Compensation Legislative Changes in Budget Bill
The recently-passed Budget Bill in Wisconsin contains changes to the structure of Wisconsin's nationally recognized worker's compensation system. We previously discussed the proposed changes in the following blog posts: Let's Keep Wisconsin's Worker's Compensation...