Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation
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I read most things through the narrow prism of a lawyer representing injured workers and a Law Professor teaching Workers' Compensation. I read with fascination Dr. Sunita Sah's (M.D., MBA, Ph.D., Cornell University Professor)recent article in the New York Times...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court declared the "opt out" law unconstitutional. This victory for injured workers will echo throughout the country and serves as a cautionary tale for any state considering similar discriminatory laws. Read about the decision in detail here.

Workers' Compensation is a compromise. As originally crafted in 1911 and as interpreted, Wisconsin Workers' Compensation is a compromise in which both employers and employees surrender certain advantages in order to gain others that are deemed more important....

An injured worker's receipt of Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits can produce an offset from workers' compensation (WC) payments. A workers' compensation recipient who is also collecting SSD cannot receive, in combined benefits, more than 80% of his average...

Q: Do I Pay Taxes on My Work Comp Benefits? A: NO! This is a question I hear all the time. When we are negotiating a lump sum resolution of a disputed workers' compensation claim in Wisconsin, the injured worker rightfully is concerned about the tax implications when...

If an Uber driver gets in an accident while working (or is beaten up by a passenger), are they entitled to worker's compensation benefits? Take a look at this interesting article: Gig Economy Workers Injured on the Job Should Get Workers' Comp Protections. The author...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an implant that may help those addicted to opioids. The new medication called Probuphine is inserted in four rods in the addicted. Experts indicate that the implants, which administer a constant low-level dose of...

The Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has studied interstate comparisons of key outcomes achieved by injured workers in Wisconsin and fourteen other states, part of a multi-year effort by WCRI to collect and examine data on the outcomes of medical care...

Check out this article about the large Wisconsin home improvement retailer, Menards, and their previous disregard of workers' rights: Menards Promises Changes After Violations of Federal Labor Laws. As other stories have outlined,the company's handbook allegedly...

According to a recent article by CBS news, on average a worker is hurt in our country every seven seconds! The article, based primarily on a report from a major worker's compensation insurance company (Travelers), reveals that injuries happen in all professions and to...