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One of the benefits of participating in National organizations such as the Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG) and the National College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers is finding out how your State stacks up against the rest. Some recent cases suggest a...

Scary news out of Massachusetts after a worker, who was undocumented, was arrested by ICE following a worker's compensation injury. The article can be found here: An ICE Arrest After a Workers' Comp Meeting Has Lawyers Questioning if it Was Retaliation. Employees,...

More work-related falls and fatalities have gone hand-in-hand with the rebounding construction jobs in the economy. The data in a recent journal showed a positive correlation with fall injuries and population density and construction activity. The full article, from a...

It didn't take long for Trump to deceive injured workers. Despite campaign promises to help "middle class" workers, Trump signed legislation relaxing the reporting requirements for employers when workers get hurt or ill due to their jobs. Trump and the Republicans...

Abe Lincoln said it best "The matter of fees is important far beyond the mere question of bread and butter involved. Properly attended to, justice is done to both lawyer and client. . . when you lack interest in the case, the job will very likely lack the skill and...

I just witnessed someone without the use of their legs actually walk! A young paraplegic-supposedly bound to a wheelchair on a permanent basis-used a robotic device and actually stood upright and walked forward. The emotions involved defy adequate description,...

As indicated, Wisconsin's current Budget proposal (now being considered by the state's Joint Finance Committee in the legislature) proposes a sweeping change to the stability of the state's workers' compensation system. The proposal axes the independent appeals...

Employer fraud exists in worker's compensation. Despite propaganda about worker alleged "fraud," most fraud in the system is actually in the form of employer premium fraud-misclassifying employees to avoid paying insurance premiums (especially in certain fields)....

Wisconsin's Governor recently proposed significant changes to Wisconsin's best-in-nation worker's compensation system. For the second budget cycle in a row, the Governor's Budget Bill wants to drastically change the structure of worker's compensation cases. The Budget...