If you drive southwest of Milwaukee for about an hour, you will arrive in Clinton, Wisconsin. The small Rock County town was recently the site of a motor vehicle crash. Two men were killed when their Jeep slammed into a Union Pacific work truck parked along a road...
Workplace Injuries
Workplace Injuries
Milwaukee’s construction season has arrived
It is finally that time of year. Bathed in long hours of daylight, Milwaukee is at its greenest and warmest in June, July and August. We are serenaded in summer by jackhammers, dump trucks, power tools and cranes – the sounds of construction season. Unfortunately, one...
National Safety Month Part II: Just in Time
Regular readers of our Wisconsin workers’ compensation law blog know that we recently published a post devoted to June’s designation as National Safety Month. With more and more employees returning to Wisconsin workplaces as restrictions related to the coronavirus...
Just in time: National Safety Month
Though it rolls around every year at this time, there has likely never been a greater need for National Safety Month than there is in 2020. As more Milwaukee businesses reopen and people return to their jobs, it will undoubtedly be with an enhanced appreciation for...
Risks in healthcare professions
Healthcare workers have one the riskiest jobs in the market because a lot of what they do is to help others by sometimes placing their lives and their health on the line to better serve humanity. Whether they are working inside a hospital or in the emergency medical...
The long-term effects of back pain caused by work injuries
Back injuries caused by accidents or conditions caused by repetitive labor can have significant effects on your well-being. The individual experiencing this pain knows all too well the daily and potentially lifetime pain and frustration. Back injuries may require you...
Can I have a personal injury claim and worker’s compensation?
A workplace injury can seriously affect your life in a variety of ways. Whether your injury is permanent or temporary, you are likely concerned about all the medical costs and the loss of wages while you’re on leave. When people sustain an injury on the job, they may...
The most common cause of workplace injuries? Overexertion.
Workers' compensation attorneys look at the news through our own lenses. When I see the continual news and debate about the recent Foxconn deal, which is supposed to bring thousands of new jobs to Wisconsin, I think about various types of workplace settings. At...
Injured while driving on the job? Workers’ comp is your remedy
Delivery drivers, both commercial and freight, subject themselves to serious injury on the roadway. Alongside you, drunk and distracted drivers infiltrate state highways and residential roads. Though you obey traffic laws, other drivers may hit you, injuring you while...
Who Is Your Doctor?: Choice of Doctor Under Worker’s Compensation
A common dilemma faced by many injured workers: where to seek treatment following a work injury. Some employers force injured workers to a designated medical provider and many times the injured worker continues treatment with that provider. Workers often assume they...