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As this article correctly notes, "Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing"! Our work comp colleague in Pennsylvania are facing further attacks on their workers' compensation system. The article astutely points out: "Across the country, in state houses largely influenced...

Great listen via the Legal Talk Network: National Implications of Opt Out in Workers' Compensation. The "opt out" movement took hold in Oklahoma and is being pushed in many states around the country. Wisconsin has historically been an incredibly stable and top-notch...

It's official. The Wisconsin legislature and Governor recently approved amendments to the worker's compensation system in our state. We have a new law. The bill arose from the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Advisory Council-the historically stabilizing group,...

Charlie Domer has a recent article in the Wisconsin Law Journal. Why Care About Comp? addresses the status of the worker's compensation system in our state, as well as the recent legislative machinations. In short order, we should have a signed worker's compensation...

Legislatures around the country (including ours in Wisconsin) seem to be preoccupied with employeefraud in workers' compensation, despite overwhelming evidence that employee fraud is virtually nonexistent. Employer fraud, however, continues to plague the industry....

For all those concerned about worker's compensation in our country-which really is all citizens-take a look at this important report on the current status of worker's compensation systems. The report, from the Worker's Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) highlights...

Those of us representing injured workers were recently forced into a somewhat difficult decision regarding proposed changes to Wisconsin workers' compensation law. As discussed in prior posts, two parallel bills were proposed, one sponsored by the Workers'...

Interesting take on a provision in the newly proposed Worker's Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) bill: https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/2016/01/15/substantial-fault-and-misconduct-principles-from-unemployment-law-to-come-to-workers-compensation/ One of the...

The Worker's Compensation Advisory Council has done what it always does: modifies and improves on the Worker's Compensation Act. The Advisory Council once again produced a common sense reform bill that was recently introduced into the legislature. The Bill (SB-536) is...

Another major article addressed the further attacks on the worker's compensation system. This time, there is an in-depth analysis of one specific company-Tyson Foods-and its attempts to influence worker's compensation benefits throughout the country. From Pro Publica,...