Current law makes it difficult for first responders in Wisconsin to receive workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD because benefits for PTSD are awarded only when “Wisconsin WC Update – First responders will likely soon have an easier road to receiving benefits for PTSD”
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Wisconsin WC Update: LIRC Affirms Award of Permanent Total Disability
On June 28, 2019 the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) affirmed a decision of the administrative law judge awarding applicant permanent total disability. In Timothy “Wisconsin WC Update: LIRC Affirms Award of Permanent Total Disability”
Battling the Opioid Epidemic in Wisconsin
Anyone involved in the WC industry knows that the opioid epidemic is especially problematic in handling claims. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is tackling the “Battling the Opioid Epidemic in Wisconsin”
Wisconsin Court of Appeals hold Expert Medical Opinion from Unlicensed Doctor Admissible at Trial
Under Wisconsin law, a WKC-16-B certified practitioner’s report is admissible at trial as evidence of the diagnosis, necessity of the treatment, and cause and extent “Wisconsin Court of Appeals hold Expert Medical Opinion from Unlicensed Doctor Admissible at Trial”
WCRI Study Shows High Worker’s Compensation Medical Costs in Wisconsin
According to a recent study from the Worker’s Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) comparing the price of providing worker’s compensation treatment in 31 large American states, “WCRI Study Shows High Worker’s Compensation Medical Costs in Wisconsin”