Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation
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Mark my words, Scott Walker will use his attempts to revamp and revise Wisconsin's workers' compensation system in his national campaign for the presidency in 2016. He will tout attempts at "increased efficiency" and cost cutting when, in fact, these efforts are...

Tom Domer just published an article "A Comparison of Wisconsin and Minnesota Workers' Compensation Claims" in the William Mitchell Law Review. The article was prompted by calls from Minnesota colleagues asking whether Wisconsin or Minnesota jurisdiction would be...

Workers in the coffee industry face potentially harmful lung exposure. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a comprehensive article ("Gasping for Action" ) highlighting the negative health effects resulting from a chemical-diacetyl-released during the coffee...

Ever since the Administration's initial proposed Budget Bill on February 3, 2015, the status of Wisconsin's worker's compensation system has been in doubt. With a recent compromise agreement, we now have a bit of clarity moving forward, yet many questions remain....

"I thought their doctor Independent Medical Report was the last word on my case. I didn't know any better." This statement from a client I just met sums up the experience of many injured workers unfamiliar with the workers' compensation process in Wisconsin (and many...

When I began representing injured workers at a labor law firm in the 1970s, over one-third of the workforce was unionized. Almost all the workers I represented earned the maximum amount allowable to trigger the maximum workers' compensation benefit in the event they...

As we in Wisconsin wrestle with Governor Walker's ill-advised proposal to split up an efficient and time-honored workers' compensation system (for alleged purposes of "efficiency"), it is instructive to reflect on the legislative proposals during the first quarter of...

Wisconsin is not alone. While Wisconsin is facing a proposed dismantling of the basic structure of its incredibly efficient worker's compensation program, based on the Governor's Budget proposal, the workers in Illinois are also facing major legislative problems. As...

My business-owning friends harp constantly about "entitlements," which, they say, cost them money in taxes and premiums. I routinely reply that these programs are a social safety net, the small price we pay to live together relatively peacefully in a "civilized"...

Representing injured workers in Wisconsin is a challenge; representing undocumented workers presents some additional obstacles. Many undocumented workers toil in extremely hazardous jobs resulting in injuries. While federal law clearly bars their employment, the real...