Category Archives: Workers Compensation
MIAA Casino Night 2020
MIAA Casino Night – January 17, 2020 Milwaukee Marriott Downtown 323 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 43202 Registration: 6:30pm – 7:00pm Cocktails & Hors d’oeurves: 6:30pm Gaming & DJ/Dancing: 7:00pm ___________________________________ FREE for claim adjusters and Casino Night event sponsors. … Read more
2020 WI WC Rates & Status of the 2019 Agreed Bill
The 2019 WC Advisory bill is still pending in the Senate. There are very few items in the bill. While neither TTD or PPD rates are impacted by the proposed changes, the max wage (and resulting TTD/PTD rate) did go … Read more
2020 Federal Mileage Rate
The mileage rate this year is $.575 (down from last year’s rate of $.58). This is the rate used by the IRS, and is not the WC rate. The WC rate remains $.51. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-issues-standard-mileage-rates-for-2020
Why Medical History Matters
Vallier v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, Aurora Health Care, Inc., and Sentry Insurance Co., Circuit Court No. 2017CV6073, Appeal No. 2018AP936 Court of Appeals Decision Dated and Filed February 26, 2019. This is an unpublished decision and holds no … Read more
2019 IRS Mileage Rate
The 2019 IRS mileage rate has increased to 58 cents per mile. This is different than the Wisconsin work comp mileage rate; that remains at 51 cents per mile.
Healing Period: Who Determines When This is Reached and When is TTD Owed?
In its recent decision in Wittmann v. Consolidated Lumber Co., et al, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals determined that the weight and credibility of medical evidence, as applied to worker’s compensation and employment matters, is to be determined by the … Read more