Work Comp: Wisconsin Legislative Changes
Recent legislative changes to Wisconsin's workers' compensation law were proposed in Governor Scott Walker's recently reveiled Budget. Charlie Domer created a new blog post about the possible changes.
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Falling down on the job: common construction injuries
Construction sites are active, busy places, and while this is great for getting jobs done, it also can result in injuries. Researchers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics point out that simple preventive measures can help protect workers against these common incidents....
MORE changes to Work Comp: Elimination of Court Reporters & Appeals Commission?
Wisconsin's Governor recently proposed significant changes to Wisconsin's best-in-nation worker's compensation system. For the second budget cycle in a row, the Governor's Budget Bill wants to drastically change the structure of worker's compensation cases. The Budget...
Common misunderstandings about worker’s compensation
When employees are injured on the job, they often have many questions. How do they apply for compensation? Will their employer cover the costs of care? Can they continue working? These are just a few of the initial concerns that may come to mind. Luckily, the Michigan...
More on the Problems with Opt Out
I came across this article about the continuing problems and concerns about Opt Out worker's compensation plans: Opt Out: A Painful Reassessment. One major take-away: these opt out plans have grown in the absence of informed public debate. The more one can shine a...
The Cancer Presumption in Workers’ Compensation
What is a legal presumption? Can a legal presumption be rebutted by sufficient contrary evidence? Wisconsin workers' compensation law contains many presumptions. For example, for firefighters, it is presumed that if a firefighter has cancer, the cancer is...
Workplace injury rates declining in Wisconsin
Overall occupational injury rates continued to decline in Wisconsin in 2015, according to data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both public and private sector rates declined, as did rates in the U.S. as a whole, following a downward trend over the...
Farm safety hazards aren’t always obvious
Mild fall weather in Wisconsin has allowed farmers and their employees extra time to work outside this season. As the opportunity for work increases, the chance for injury and unsafe working conditions continue. Farm employees should always remember that they have the...
The High Cost of Fat
A recent study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, in September 2016 reported that obese and overweight workers are more likely to result in higher...
New law improves worker retraining benefits
One of the biggest myths or misunderstandings about workers who are collecting workers' compensation benefits is that they do not want to return to work. In most cases, nothing can be further from the truth. Indeed, a major objective of the workers' compensation...
