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...
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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...
Head injuries at work can have a long-lasting impact
It doesn’t take much for a person to suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Any type of blow to the head can cause significant problems for workers. These issues are compounded by the fact that TBI symptoms may not become apparent until days or even weeks after an...
Why you should report all your injuries after a work accident
The last thing most people expect when going into work is getting injured. However, many professions require workers to be in dangerous situations, while others can result in injuries due to repetitive stress on the body. Regardless of the cause, when you sustain a...
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...
Industry officials keep virus-related worker illnesses elusive
Milwaukee TV stations carry commercial after commercial thanking front-line workers for their heroism. While the sentiments might be genuine, the reality is that many workers in Wisconsin’s food industry face exposure to the coronavirus without assurances that they...
A familiar fight for worker safety
Wisconsin has a long, proud tradition of workers standing up for their rights, stretching all the way back to the mid-19th century when Milwaukee’s bricklayers and carpenters formed unions. Those early labor organizations fought for better pay, safer workplaces and...
Covid-19 and Wisconsin’s essential workers
The workers that help the sick, keep us fed, drive buses and delivery services, and care for elderly in nursing homes are hailed as heroes in the media. But when it comes to coverage for them when they become sick from Covid-19, workers’ compensation may let them...
Wisconsin workers and coronavirus
Governor Evers signed a Coronavirus Relief Bill on April 15 with new language for First Responders who contract Covid-19. Under the statute, the term First Responder means an employee or volunteer for an employer that provides firefighting, law enforcement, or medical...
