Workers Compensation
Can You Get Treatment in Another State for Your Wisconsin Work Injury? What You Need to Know About Out-of-State Medical Treatment for Worker’s Compensation Claims.
If you’ve been hurt at work, your focus should be on getting better. But what happens if the best treatment isn’t in Wisconsin or you...
How Does Wisconsin Act 29 Help Firefighters and Police Officers With PTSD Claims?
Wisconsin Act 29 is an important worker’s compensation law that makes it easier for certain first responders to bring PTSD claims. Before Act 29, Wisconsin...
How Long Does the Worker’s Compensation Insurance Company Have to Approve or Deny My Claim?
If you were hurt at work in Wisconsin, it is extremely frustrating to wait while the worker’s compensation insurance company “investigates” your claim. You may...
Why Is My Worker’s Compensation Insurance Company Asking for Unrelated Medical Records?
If you filed a Wisconsin worker’s compensation claim, you may be shocked when the insurance company starts asking for medical records that seem unrelated to...
What to Expect at an Independent Medical Examination (IME) for a Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Case
If you’ve been scheduled for an Independent Medical Examination, or IME, you’re not alone in feeling uneasy about it. For many injured workers in Wisconsin,...
What to Expect at a Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Hearing
Most worker’s compensation claims in Wisconsin are resolved without the need for a hearing. In many cases, the insurance company accepts the claim and simply...
What is an idiopathic injury?
An injury is not compensable under Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation system merely because it happened at work. A worker’s compensation insurance company may deny an injured...
Think You’re Just Worn Out from Work? It Might Be a Worker’s Compensation Injury
When most people think of a work injury, they imagine a sudden accident: a fall, a machine malfunction, or something sharp that causes immediate harm....
Think Your Doctor’s Opinion Is Enough to Beat a Worker’s Compensation Denial? Not Without This Form.
If you’ve been hurt at work in Wisconsin and your claim has been denied, you might assume your doctor’s medical opinion alone will be enough...