It's no secret that construction workers face danger on a daily basis. Construction work remains one of the most hazardous jobs in the country. As an example, consider the recent incident in which a 2,000-pound boulder struck a construction crew member while working...
Proven Advocates For Injured Workers
Charlie Domer
New Edition: Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation treatise
The 2021 edition is out! The new 2021 edition of the treatise Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Law has been published. Orders for the new book can be found here. Charlie Domer and Tom Domer are the co-authors of this annual update, published through Thompson Reuters,...
Best Lawyers in America: Domer Law team
Attorneys Charlie Domer and Thomas Domer, again, were recognized in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Both Charlie and Tom are listed as Best Lawyers for "Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants". In other exciting news for the firm, Attorney Samuel...
What is overexertion and which workers are most susceptible to it?
It turns out there is reason to be concerned about working too hard. Liberty Mutual Insurance has long published a workplace safety index that lists the top causes of disabling workplace injuries. Topping the list for many years has been overexertion. In its 2020...
Did an absenteeism punishment policy kill a Wisconsin worker?
Most full-time workers in the Milwaukee area receive a certain amount of paid sick leave every year. In theory, employees are encouraged to stay home if they are sick, both for their own health and to avoid spreading illness to their co-workers. But some employers...
Workplace Safety Index reveals most common and costly injuries
Liberty Mutual’s annual workplace safety index looks at on-the-job injuries from the employer’s perspective by drilling down into the data to figure out how often injuries occur and which injuries are the costliest for employers. While some of our Wisconsin Workers’...
Another look at Wisconsin workers’ comp during the pandemic
Even as Wisconsin businesses are gradually reopening, cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in the state. Will the recent rise in virus cases slow the reopening? No one yet knows, and because these matters are so fluid, it's unwise to make predictions. However, we do know...
More than 60 Years of workplace safety innovation
From the late 1960s and early ‘70s there emerged a new term and a new perspective on earning a living: workplace safety. Let’s take a look at more than six decades of safety innovation designed to reduce the frequency and severity of on-the-job injuries. Our...
The negative effects of PTSD on injured workers – Part II
As regular readers of our Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation Law Blog will undoubtedly recall, we recently wrote about the effects PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) can have on injured workers. Experts say PTSD has several main negative effects on those who have been...
The negative effects of PTSD on injured workers – Part I
The Mayo Clinic says that “post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it.” Some of its common symptoms are heightened fear, depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts,...