Workers Compensation
How to Call Witnesses for Workers Compensation Hearings
Witnesses and Worker’s Compensation Hearings While worker’s compensation hearings are not quite like the formal trials you may have heard of or even attended, there...
WI Workers Comp Prohibits Requiring Workers to Use Vacation, Sick Time, or Paid Time Off for Time Missed Due to a Work Injury
Injured workers often use vacation, sick time, or other forms of paid time off for time they have to miss work or go to doctor...
“Extraordinary” Workplace Stress Under WI Workers Comp
What makes work stress “extraordinary” under worker’s compensation? Work-related injuries are a lot easier to claim and prove when diagnostic testing, such as an MRI...
An Overview of Overuse & Repetitive Motion Workers Compensation Injuries
Have you suffered an injury at work, but you cannot pinpoint the exact time the injury took place? Perhaps you needed a knee, hip, or...
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...
The WKC-16B Form: How to Obtain Your Doctor’s Testimony for a Workers Compensation Claim
When you are injured at work in Wisconsin, you must have medical documentation to obtain your Wisconsin workers compensation benefits. In other words, your doctor...
Retirement and Your Workers Compensation Rights
The workers compensation system is designed in part to help workers who have been hurt on the job and will not be able to return...
Why Injured Wisconsin Workers Should Refuse To Provide Recorded Statements To Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carriers
It is not uncommon for injured workers to receive a telephone call shortly after a workplace accident in which an insurance claims adjustor requests that...
An Insurance Company’s “Closed File” Defense is Invalid in a Wisconsin Worker’s Comp Case
Injured workers seeking additional compensation, benefits or medical treatment are frequently confronted by a claims adjustor’s claim that the insurance carrier has “closed its file”...