If you are injured on the job in Wisconsin, in most cases, your exclusive remedy is the state's ' system. This insurance system has been in place for more than 100 years and is designed to quickly provide for lost income and for medical treatment. It also means that...
Often, when business complains about regulation, they do so by claiming the "free market" will better regulate an industry or practice than the government. For instance, they may claim that health and safety issues will be resolved better because if an employer is...
' laws can be complex. Determining whether an injury arose out of the course of employment may be obvious or may less clear. When the injury occurred may be easy to identify, as in the case of a car accident or a fall from a roof. Other workplace injuries may be less...
When it comes to injured , there is a limit to how much cost cutting can occur in a program and still allow it to perform its essential function that of providing for and medical care for injured . At the end of the day, the injury should dictate the amount and level...
' programs are expensive. They must cover injuries that can range from minor, single occurrence incidents to chronic or catastrophic injuries that leave a worker permanently disabled. A roofer who has fallen at work and is severely injured is easy to identify as...
With the return of warmer weather in Wisconsin, many will see a resumption in trenching activity. While this is essential for many jobs, from plumbing and other underground utilities to building foundations, it is essential that this work is carried out safely....
A federal investigation into a fatal accident at a Wisconsin paper mill recently concluded that the mill is responsible for the death of one of its . The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the employer, Clearwater Paper Corp., for four safety...
Imagine you are lying in a hospital bed. You stare ahead at the typical, Wisconsin hospital room. Overhead fluorescent lights, medical equipment near the wall, a monitor and keyboard for the doctors or nurses, maybe a whiteboard with your name and some other details...
Last week, we were discussing the situation of in jobs involving the roasting of coffee and how it may prove far more dangerous than would appear. A chemical, diacetyl, is given off by items like roasted coffee and beer, apparently caused by fermentation. It is also...
For a coffee drinker, there is nothing like the smell of freshly ground coffee. A study by a Wisconsin newspaper and performed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
