I Lied To My Doctor About the Cause of my Workplace Injury Because my Employer Asked or Pressured Me To Do So; Did I Lose My Worker’s Compensation Benefits?
Employers will sometimes ask or pressure employees to lie about the cause of a workplace injury. For example, they may tell an employee to tell their doctor that they were hurt while fixing the roof of their own home, when the truth is that they fell off of a roof...Workplace Injuries at Wisconsin Dairy Farms
Attorneys Martha Burke and Gabriel Manzano Nieves had the opportunity to speak with ProPublica reporters Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel about workplace injuries that occur on Wisconsin dairy farms. Over the last several months Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Jameel have been...Know the Risks Before Quitting Your Job After a Work Injury
If you suffer an injury at work, you may want to quit your job for several reasons. You may have safety concerns about your workplace, you may be worried that you will no longer be able to perform your job duties because of your injury, or you may be interested in...
Injured at work? Promptly Reporting your Injury and Seeking Treatment is Very Important.
Hurt at Work? Say Something! I talk every day with people who have hurt themselves at work. Too often, the people I talk to tell me that they didn’t report the injury. Sometimes they haven’t even been to the doctor. I get it:...