Wisconsin Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in Wisconsin.
- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is holding a virtual public hearing as part of its efforts to create a workers' compensation hospital fee schedule. Part of the budget enacted in…
- The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that an employee making a wrongful refusal to rehire claim must make an initial showing that he was injured in the course of his…
- The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s disability discrimination claim as untimely. Case: Neidlein v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, No. 2025AP2134, 10/02/2026, unpublished. Facts: Pamela Neidlein…
- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is holding a hearing on Aug. 24 to discuss proposed permanent rules to finalize legislation from 2025. In 2015, state lawmakers transferred statutory authority for…
- The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of the civil claims against an employer for a fatal explosion as barred by workers’ compensation exclusivity. Case: Dodge v. Didion Milling Inc.,…
- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development posted a "plain language" summary of provisions in a workers' compensation reform bill that Gov. Tony Evers enacted last month. Evers on March 30 enacted…
- A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a jury’s award for a worker with mesothelioma, including an award of punitive damages, against a brewery for violating the state’s "safe-place statute." Case: Estate…