Governor Signs New Work Comp Law In a win for Wisconsin's injured workers and the entire work comp system, Governor Evers signed a new workers' compensation bill that had been approved by the legislature and submitted from the Worker's Compensation Advisory Council....
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Work Comp Rates Go Down. Again.
Rates down for 6th year in a row. Employers in Wisconsin are required to have workers' compensation insurance, to protect both workers and employers when work injuries inevitably happen. Workers are entitled to benefits without having to prove fault, and employers...
New Work Comp Law: PTSD Benefits for Police Officers & Firefighters
Governor Evers signs new work comp bill into law On April 27, 2021, Governor Evers signed into law 2021 Wisconsin Act 29, which provides limited mental health benefits to police officers and firefighters under the Workers' Compensation Act. Specifically, past law...
Politics, Work Comp, and Your Benefits
Work Comp payment to workers have stalled in recent years. An article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (on April 19, 2021) highlighted the political fight that has negatively affected injured workers over the last several years The article, entitled Payments to...
Work Comp Rates Are Going Down … Again.
In good news for Wisconsin employers, insurance rates for worker's compensation are going down yet again. Continuing with a trend for the past four years, the Wisconsin Workers Compensation Ratings Bureau (WCRB) indicated that rates for work comp insurance are going...