Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation
Law Blog

I just completed another semester teaching the worker's compensation course at Marquette University. Part of my responsibility includes instructing students on the ethical practice of worker's compensation law. I also recently read an article in the American Bar...

In many workers' compensation cases, Medicare pays medical treatment expenses for an injured worker that may otherwise be the responsibility of the workers' compensation insurance carrier. In the past decade, workers' compensation practitioners have become well-versed...

Have you been injured on the job? If you have, you should know that you may be entitled to recovery benefits. As you take time to restore your wellbeing, you can be compensated for missed working time. Workers' compensation provides payment of reasonable medical...

Following the Connecticut school shootings, unions representing police and firefighters and school employees have held discussions about laws to expand situations under which worker's comp benefits would be available for mental health issues. Connecticut worker's...

On a daily basis, I hear a similar question from injured workers: "Can I cash this check?" This question usually occurs after a worker has been receiving her weekly checks during a healing period after a work injury. After the treating physician assigns a healing...