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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...

A new Medicare rule that took effect April 1, 2016 retools Medicare payments for hip and knee replacements. Patients with serious medical conditions such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and lung ailments may not be able to find an orthopaedic surgeon willing to...

I just returned from New Orleans where I made a presentation to about 150 workers' compensation lawyers (both for workers and for employers) on "Case and Client Evaluation In Workers' Compensation". Since many in the audience represented insurance companies and...

Having an attorney can make the work comp claims process much easier. The workers' compensation insurance program exists to protect employees who are hurt on the job and to provide them with much-needed financial benefits while they recover from their injuries. In...

As this article correctly notes, "Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing"! Our work comp colleague in Pennsylvania are facing further attacks on their workers' compensation system. The article astutely points out: "Across the country, in state houses largely influenced...

Great listen via the Legal Talk Network: National Implications of Opt Out in Workers' Compensation. The "opt out" movement took hold in Oklahoma and is being pushed in many states around the country. Wisconsin has historically been an incredibly stable and top-notch...