If you can't work because of an injury, you're no doubt investigating all of your options to cover everything from medical costs to the cost of living. You may find that you can get disability benefits through the state and ' comp payments. What is the main difference...
Wisconsin health care might be interested in the results of a study conducted by Aon Global Risk Consulting that found an increase in the severity of injuries in ' claims but predicted a decrease in overall claims of 1 percent. The study also identified age as being a...
Wisconsin is one of the states that is governed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration programs in contrast to states that have their own programs. This means that since January 1, 2015, employers in the state of Wisconsin have also been subject...
Two recent deaths related to agriculture in Wisconsin have raised awareness about a very specific danger on farms. The danger is related to the storage of manure, and the risks of exposure to the toxic fumes associated with this process can be illness or even death....
When you hear the phrase "workplace injury," your mind probably immediately thinks of physical injuries caused by a fall, or a dangerous work environment, or a negligent co-worker. You may imagine someone with broken bones, cuts, bruises or even a head injury. But...
A construction accident in West Allis, Wisconsin recently left at least two with injuries and investigators asking plenty of questions about how the accident occurred. With the investigation early in the process, there are few details available about this story. But...
A new study found that worker safety in Wisconsin and elsewhere in the nation may be linked to a company's financial health. Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas used injury data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine that injury rates increase...
For employers, ' is something of a mixed blessing. Because it protects them from being sued by their injured , it both lowers their overall costs and provide a relatively fixed cost from year to year. But employers, perhaps spoiled by more than a century in Wisconsin...
In a recent post, we mentioned a shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin which is facing hefty fines following an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which resulted in 14 violations. As we noted, the violations included exposing to lead, each...
A recent report detailed the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. for 2016. The list contains both expected jobs and a few that you might not expect. The list was compiled from statistics gathered from a variety of federal sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
