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Path to Federalization: A National Workers Compensation System — US Supreme...
Today’s post comes to use from our friend Jon Gelman from New Jersey. United States Supreme Court has taken a giant leap forward to facilitate the Federalization of the entire nation’s workers’...
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Employee Wellness Programs And Workers' Compensation
Injuries incurred in an employee wellness or health fitness program, event or activity may not be covered by workers’ compensation Wisconsin-based employers like: Harley Davidson, Northwestern Mutual...
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New Trend – Penalties For Not Participating In Your Employer’s Wellness Program
A new study by AON Hewitt indicates more employers will be using penalties to prompt participation in an employee wellness program. Many employers use incentives for participation in wellness and...
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New Study Reveals Whether Workplace Wellness Programs Save Employers Money
A new study calls into question the notion that workplace wellness programs save an employer money. In a study tracking hospital employees for two years, although hospitalization for employees and...
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Opioid Use in Worker’s Compensation
click on the map for a larger version Many of my back-injured clients use pain relief medication in the opioid family: Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Oxycodone (Oxycontin or Percocet), Fentanyl (Duragesic or...
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Wisconsin High-Risk Insurance Program Closing Down
I read with bittersweet thoughts that the state’s high-risk insurance program was winding down, in anticipation of the implementation of the insurance exchanges through the Affordable Care Act...
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How Safe Is Healthcare for Workers?
Today’s post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore. We represent a large number of workers injured in the healthcare industry in Wisconsin. The article that today’s blog...
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Workers Without Insurance?: Sign up for ObamaCare!
Enroll in ObamaCare Worker’s compensation is not a guarantee of health insurance coverage. At least not under Wisconsin law. Many injured workers mistake worker’s compensation insurance for health...
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Workers Without Insurance?: Sign up for ObamaCare!
Enroll in ObamaCare Worker’s compensation is not a guarantee of health insurance coverage. At least not under Wisconsin law. Many injured workers mistake worker’s compensation insurance for health...
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