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WISCONSIN WORKERS CASE LAW UPDATE WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT DECISIONS 1. Flug v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., 2017 Wis. 72 (2017) 2. Operton v. LIRC, 2017 WI 46, 375 Wis. 2d 1, 894 N.W. 2d 426. COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS (UNPUBLISHED) 3. Amalga Composites, Inc. v. LIRC, 2016 AP 1445 (Ct. App. July 5, 2017) 4. Anthony San… Read more

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Connecting Scheduled and Unscheduled Injuries in Wisconsin Workers Compensation. Since 1993, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) has become the term used by health professionals to describe the condition formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy now CRPS-I, and Causalgia now CRPS-II. Both CRPS types I and II are characterized with excessive or… Read more

Since March 2, 2016, worker’s compensation law added an additional provision that temporary total and temporary partial disability can be denied if the injured worker was terminated for misconduct or substantial fault. This change was initiated because employers did not want to continue temporary disability or lost wages benefits for an employee that they discharged… Read more

A question that we often field at Tabak Law is, why am I not entitled to lost wages for every day I miss? I will aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the often time nuanced “three day waiting period rule” below. Three-Day Waiting Period In addition to medical, hospital and doctors’ expenses, the law… Read more

With more than 50,000 new cases of CRPS being diagnosed in the United States each year it is not uncommon to see an injured worker dealing with this horrible disease after a suffering a work injury. Unfortunately, the effects of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome can be utterly debilitating leaving the injured worker unemployable. The question… Read more

WHO IS COVERED BY WISCONSIN WORKER’S COMPENSATION LAW? All employees working for an employer (other than farmers) with three or more workers are protected immediately by the Worker’s Compensation Act. Employers with fewer than three workers come under the law if they pay wages of $500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year…. Read more

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and workers’ compensation are separate programs run by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and your home state respectively. The short answer to the question of whether you can receive both workers’ comp and SSDI benefits at the same time is: yes. However, the criteria for claimants of both benefits are… Read more

Below please find a summary of several important cases along with the a summary of the decisions that LIRC made in 2017. These decisions will continue to shape Wisconsin worker’s compensation in the years to come. LIRC DECISIONS Vera v. Southwest Airlines, WCC# 2015-020808 (LIRC July 28, 2017) Goman v. Tutor-Perini Corp, wee #2015-011682 (LIRC August… Read more

Below please find a summary of several important cases along with the decision the Wisconsin Court of Appeals made in 2017 and 2018. These decisions will continue to shape Wisconsin worker’s compensation in the years to come. COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS 1. Amalga Composites, Inc. v. LIRC, 2016 AP 1445 (Ct. App. July 5, 2017) …. Read more