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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...

The circle of life always moves forward, with death as the single, inevitable constant. Despite that knowledge, I am always taken aback when I receive word that one of my clients has passed away. Unfortunately, this happens on numerous occasions throughout the year....

The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that an injured worker can be forced to accept an offer from a third-party if his employer's worker's compensation carrier wants to accept the deal, even if the injured worker wants to try to the case in court. I was interviewed by...

A major Milwaukee employer shut its doors last week. Cargill, which had run a beef processing plant south of downtown, shut down the facility-resulting in the loss of 600 jobs! (The Journal Sentinel ran a story documentating the devastation to the workforce: Bitter...

Workers do not have many rights. It's an unfortunate mantra I recite to many of my injured worker clients. Of course, union protections exist in certain settings. Protections against discrimination and harassment exist if unlawful conduct occurs. However, in most...

The Kansas Supreme Court has just reversed a State Appeals Court finding that an oil field worker was not entitled to worker's compensation benefits after he was injured while riding home from his workplace. The case is David C. Williams v. Petromark Drilling, LLC and...