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Pain and Social Security Disability: Proving the Existence of Chronic Pain
On February 20, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an order further clarifying how Social Security’s Administrative Law Judges...
MORE WORKER PROTECTIONS UNDER FIRE: WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY BILL SEEKS TO AXE PREVAILING WAGES IN WISCONSIN
It is a difficult time for Wisconsin workers, between Governor Walker’s 2015 state budget proposal and the Wisconsin Legislature’s introduction of a fast-tracked right-to-work law....
How Depression & Anxiety Disability Claims Work
While depression and anxiety are unique mental health conditions, they often occur simultaneously in individuals. When a depression and/or anxiety condition is so severe it...
Important Tips For Your Long-Term Disability Claim If You Cannot Work Due To Chronic Pain & The Side Effects Of Your Pain Medications
Our firm specializes in representing individuals who have been denied short or long term disability insurance (STDI or LTDI) benefits. Some of these individuals have...
Workers comp claim denied while you are still healing? Take 3 critical steps.
If your workers compensation claim has been denied, you probably had an “independent medical examination.” This is an appointment with a doctor paid for by...
Changes to Rules of Conduct May Subject Wisconsin Nurses to Additional Discipline by Board of Nursing
On August 1, 2014, the Department of Safety and Professional Services enacted several changes to the regulations which govern licensing and Rules of Conduct for...
Supreme Court to Decide Whether an Employer is Required to Accommodate a Pregnant Worker’s Medical Restrictions
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Young v. UPS, a case involving an employer’s denial of a pregnant employee’s request for...
What Delivery Drivers and Other Employees Should Know About Expenses and Minimum Wage
Many delivery drivers are expected to use their own vehicles and pay for their own gas in order to perform their jobs. Other types of...
Breaking Down the Legal Jargon of Employment Claim Settlement Agreements
Many employment claims are settled outside the courtroom, and when that happens, clients are asked to sign settlement agreements. These agreements range anywhere from 5...