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Seasonal employees are an important part of the holidays. As a seasonal worker, you know you are a vital resource for businesses to continue serving their customers’ needs during a time when traffic and sales are high. You are just as valuable as a regular employee....

An injury at work can have far-reaching consequences. Besides the obvious potential loss of income and the pain of an injury, there are other factors to consider. One of the biggest is how to handle returning to work. Given the access to quality medical care and the...

My friend and colleague, Professor and Judge David Torrey, with whom I serve on the Board of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, recently posted this blog in response to an insurance industry speaker's exhortation that injured workers should " get off their...

Another sad day at a Wisconsin workplace. The news came out that a worker was killed in a traumatic incident at a major Wisconsin employer: Oak Creek man killed in Caterpillar accident. Such tragedies are becoming more and more common in Wisconsin and around the...

Last week (April 28) was Workers' Memorial Day, remembering and honoring all those workers who have been injured or killed in the workplace. While we've come a long way in our country toward protecting workers, current politics and politicians are actively working to...

Dr. Richard Victor, an economist who founded the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) 35 years ago, just presented a paper at the WCRI National Conference in Boston. He indicated that federal policies on immigration and health insurance promise to make...

Temporary Help Employees Can Sue Their Employers? .... Well, maybe not. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals considered the following issue: can a temporary help employee who was injured at work elect not to pursue a worker's compensation claim and, instead, actually sue...

My friend and colleague Len Jernigan has again compiled the Top 10 Workers' Compensation Fraud Cases for 2017. His results emphasize a theme that has been present for the last dozen years during which he has been compiling a "Top 10" list. This year the Top 10...

In a new study by Insureon, less than 1 in 5 small businesses carry workers' compensation. Although all State regulations require that small businesses have workers' compensation, this study indicates that workers' compensation is the least purchased insurance by...

Wisconsin's unique workers' compensation system contains one significant distinction, between "limb" injuries and "spine" injuries. Limb injuries (shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees) are not worth as much to the injured worker as a spine injury. To illustrate this...