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Since filing your workers' compensation claim six months ago, you've been diligent about attending every required medical appointment to treat your injury. While the treatment has helped thus far, your doctors say that more visits will be necessary to ensure a full...
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...
The steps you take in the days and weeks following a work-related injury can greatly impact your workers' compensation claim. Without adhering to proper procedures, your claim may be denied, your benefits could be delayed or your injury may worsen if you don't take...
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...
Seasonal work like construction is picking up as the Wisconsin spring slowly arrives. Road work, sidewalk and median maintenance, and new building construction will soon be underway throughout the area. Given the physical nature of the job and the heavy machinery...
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...
Wisconsin's workers' compensation laws can be difficult to understand. If you've been hurt in the course of employment, however, confusion about the benefits you're entitled to receive can only serve to aggravate your injury. With that in mind, here are answers to...
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...
