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An injured worker's receipt of Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits can produce an offset from workers' compensation (WC) payments. A workers' compensation recipient who is also collecting SSD cannot receive, in combined benefits, more than 80% of his average...

Q: Do I Pay Taxes on My Work Comp Benefits? A: NO! This is a question I hear all the time. When we are negotiating a lump sum resolution of a disputed workers' compensation claim in Wisconsin, the injured worker rightfully is concerned about the tax implications when...

If an Uber driver gets in an accident while working (or is beaten up by a passenger), are they entitled to worker's compensation benefits? Take a look at this interesting article: Gig Economy Workers Injured on the Job Should Get Workers' Comp Protections. The author...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an implant that may help those addicted to opioids. The new medication called Probuphine is inserted in four rods in the addicted. Experts indicate that the implants, which administer a constant low-level dose of...

The Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has studied interstate comparisons of key outcomes achieved by injured workers in Wisconsin and fourteen other states, part of a multi-year effort by WCRI to collect and examine data on the outcomes of medical care...

Check out this article about the large Wisconsin home improvement retailer, Menards, and their previous disregard of workers' rights: Menards Promises Changes After Violations of Federal Labor Laws. As other stories have outlined,the company's handbook allegedly...

According to a recent article by CBS news, on average a worker is hurt in our country every seven seconds! The article, based primarily on a report from a major worker's compensation insurance company (Travelers), reveals that injuries happen in all professions and to...

A new Medicare rule that took effect April 1, 2016 retools Medicare payments for hip and knee replacements. Patients with serious medical conditions such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and lung ailments may not be able to find an orthopaedic surgeon willing to...

I just returned from New Orleans where I made a presentation to about 150 workers' compensation lawyers (both for workers and for employers) on "Case and Client Evaluation In Workers' Compensation". Since many in the audience represented insurance companies and...

Having an attorney can make the work comp claims process much easier. The workers' compensation insurance program exists to protect employees who are hurt on the job and to provide them with much-needed financial benefits while they recover from their injuries. In...