Permanent Partial Disability in Wisconsin Aside from medical bill coverage and wage loss benefits, permanent partial disability (PPD) is one of the most common benefits in the Wisconsin worker’s compensation system. PPD is assigned by a doctor if, once an injured...
Non-Traumatic Mental Injuries Under Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation A non-traumatic mental injury is a psychological injury a worker sustains in the course of his or her employment unrelated to any physical trauma, overuse of a body part, or exposure to a hazardous...
Using Medicaid to Cover Medical Treatment After Your Worker’s Compensation Claim is Denied If your employer’s worker’s compensation carrier concedes liability for a work injury, they will cover wage loss and any permanent disability benefits, as well as all medical...
WI Worker’s Compensation Covers Remote Employees Working from Home With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, many employees throughout Wisconsin transitioned from a traditional office setting to working remotely from home for the first time. Since then, new...
The Practitioner Who Evaluates You Matters As the U.S. healthcare industry grows in complexity, healthcare professionals without traditional doctorates in medicine, like physician’s assistants and nurse practitioners, have increasingly assumed primary and specialized...
Work-Related COVID-19 Infections are Covered Under the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Act COVID-19 has caused massive uncertainty not only in the workplace, but the everyday lives of those who have been affected by the disease. We have written previously regarding...
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