Wisconsin Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in Wisconsin.
- 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…
- The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the denial of duty disability retirement benefits to an injured police officer. Case: State ex rel. Lara v. City of Milwaukee, No. 2024AP1685, 03/18/2026, published. Facts:…
- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed a multifaceted workers' compensation reform bill increasing benefits, expanding coverage for first responder mental health claims and boosting penalties for businesses that operate…
- The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, ruled that a police officer’s duty disability benefits could not be offset by the workers' compensation benefits he already received. Kurt Lacina…