Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation
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Today I taught worker's compensation "Offsets" in the course I teach at Marquette Law School. The students were aghast at the amount of "cost shifting" that occurs in worker's compensation: that is, medical costs paid by a variety of sources other than worker's...

As a worker's compensation lawyer, I see many news stories through the prism of how the news event or trend will affect injured workers in the worker's compensation system. A federal judge in Minnesota has ruled that Honeywell, Inc. can begin penalizing workers who...

Charlie Domer and Tom Domer have both been recognized as 2014 Wisconsin Super Lawyers! Together, the father and son duo team at Domer Law exclusively practices Wisconsin worker's compensation law, where they continually strive to maximize the benefits for Wisconsin's...

Benefits for injured workers are under attack in many- if not all- states around this country. As a member of the Worker's Injury and Law and Advocacy Group (WILG), I attended a national conference recently regarding the status of worker's compensation systems and...

"That's not fair!" I continually receive this response when I tell an injured worker that they cannot sue their employer based on their work injury and its effects. Despite the media barrage many workers equate worker's compensation with personal injury law. The...

Those of us representing injured workers have recognized a trend in recent years affirmed by a new study by University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Professor Mark Levine. His study indicates jobs in low wage occupations have increased substantially since 2000, with that...

Domer Law is proud to have been selected by its peers for inclusion in the 21st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimaints. The firm was named the Best Lawyers' 2014-15 Milwaukee Workers' Compensation Law -...

Complex regional pain syndrome (formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy) can be a catastrophic disability for an injured worker. Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a pain condition that can affect specific body parts after an injury, with some nasty...

A case recently decided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court could change the landscape of workers' compensation cases throughout the state. Background The case - Adams v. Northland et. al - involved a worker injured while performing his duties as a snowplow driver for the...

A new study released by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) indicates worker's compensation benefits rose by 1.3% to $61.9 billion in 2012 while employer costs rose by 6.9% to $83.2 billion. Even though total benefits and costs increased in 2012, worker's...