Workers Compensation
WHAT IF MY WORK INJURY CAUSES A LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY?
If you are injured at work and this injury permanently prevents you from earning as much as you did prior to the injury, you have...
WISCONSIN STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ARE ALL COVERED BY WORKER’S COMPENSATION STATUTE
Many public employees perform difficult, even dangerous, work in the service of their communities. Police officers, CNAs, highway workers, firefighters, corrections employees, bus drivers, teachers,...
20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WORKER’S COMPENSATION IN WISCONSIN
If you are injured at work in Wisconsin, you have a number of rights. The following list provides answers to 20 questions that every Wisconsin...
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SETTLE MY WORKER’S COMPENSATION CLAIM?
More often than not, worker’s compensation claims settle without the need for a formal hearing. When a case settles, it’s important to understand what claims...
THE NOT-SO INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAM
So, you were injured at work and now your employer’s worker’s compensation carrier wants you to meet with their so-called “independent” doctor. What should you...
WHAT IF MY EMPLOYER HAS NO WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE?
Wisconsin law requires employers of all sizes, with few exceptions, to maintain worker’s compensation insurance covering all of their employees. Regrettably, some employers, in order...
PROTECTING YOUR WORKER’S COMPENSATION RIGHTS: REPORT ALL INJURIES & REPORT THEM CONSISTENTLY
Two of the most common reasons why worker’s compensation claims are denied involve when and how the injury was reported. Often, the insurance company will...
PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY: MINIMUM DOES NOT MEAN MAXIMUM
One of my pet peeves practicing worker’s compensation law is the assignment of permanent partial disability (PPD) by some treating physicians and most independent medical...
WORKERS ARE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES CAUSING LIMP, SCARS, AMPUTATIONS, OR OTHER DISFIGUREMENTS
Insurance companies are required to pay permanent disability benefits to an employee whose work injury has caused permanent pain, partial or complete loss of use...