Category Archives: Workers Compensation
June 2020 Firm Update
Happy June! Here are a few updates: 1) Our firm has a new attorney. Maxx Forti has been working as a law clerk, and is now a 2020 Graduate of Marquette University Law School. Maxx is a 2017 Graduate of … Read more
Orsted v. City of Green Bay 2018-003180
LIRC, decided March 12, 2020 Facts: The Claimant-Employee (Claimant) worked for the City of Green Bay (Employer), beginning in 1987. She worked in multiple departments, including in the sanitation department, public works, and the sewage department. She alleged a left … Read more
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down “Safer-at-Home”
On May 13, 2020, in a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday afternoon that DHS Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm’s Emergency Order 28 was “unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable”. The ruling is effective immediately, and essentially forces the Legislature, the Governor, … Read more
Whittlesey v. LIRC 2018AP2164
Court of Appeals, decided April 16, 2020 Per Curiam – Per Curiam opinions may not be cited in any court of this state as precedent or authority, except for the limited purposes specified in Rule 809.23(3). Stats. Facts: The Claimant-Employee … Read more
Badger Bounce Back
On Monday, April 20, 2020, Governor Evers announced the Badger Bounce Back Plan (the Plan) to begin to re-open Wisconsin’s economy. The plan is based on the similar guidelines issued by President Trump last week. The Plan is broken into … Read more
Ratings Bureau Update
On March 30, 2020, the Worker’s Compensation Ratings Bureau released its Circular Letter addressing new issues that impact Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carriers and Employers. One specific issue we felt should be highlighted is how premiums paid by Employers would … Read more
Safer at Home Extended
On April 16, 2020, Governor Evers extended his “Safer at Home” order through May 26, 2020. The previous order was set to expire next week, on April 24, 2020. The extension also included some changes, these include: Public libraries may … Read more
New WI Law for COVID-19
On April 15, 2020, the Governor Evers signed 2019 ASSEMBLY BILL 1038. This law has a key provision for Work Comp claims: It creates a rebuttable presumption that injury caused to first responders during COVID-19 is caused by employment. Here … Read more
Telephonic Appearances Extended
OWCH has extended the conversion of in-person hearings to telephone settlement conferences for the immediate future.
How Important is an Accurate Medical History?
Smith v. Zielles Tress Serv., Inc. – LIRC Decided October 14, 2019. Facts: Applicant told his treating doctors that he had no prior shoulder issues when treating for an allegedly work-related shoulder injury. Medical records showed Applicant had serious preexisting … Read more