by Naomi Swain | May 7, 2025 | Workers Compensation
If you’ve been injured at work in Wisconsin, you’ve probably heard the term “end of healing” or “EOH” — maybe from your doctor, your employer, or the insurance company. But what does it really mean for you and your benefits? Simply put, EOH (also called...
by Gabriel Manzano Nieves | Feb 10, 2025 | Gabriel Manzano, Workers Compensation
A Medicare Set-Aside Agreement (“MSA”) is an agreement that allocates a portion of the funds obtained through the settlement of a worker’s compensation claim for deposit into a bank account or annuity in order to fund the future treatment of a workplace injury. In...
by Gabriel Manzano Nieves | Jun 18, 2024 | Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
If you’ve been injured on the job as an H-2A or H-2B worker and require ongoing medical treatment, there are steps you can take to extend your visa in order to continue receiving medical care: Notify Your Employer: Inform your employer immediately about your...
by Gabriel Manzano Nieves | Jan 2, 2024 | Workers Compensation
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...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Dec 21, 2023 | Areas, Employment Law, Gabriel Manzano, Martha Burke, Wage and Hour Law, Workers Compensation
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...
by Brook Tylka | Oct 5, 2023 | Brook Tylka, Workers Compensation
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...
