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Lindner & Marsack S.C., a management-side labor, employment and worker’s compensation defense firm, has opened two new firm offices in Madison and Manitowoc.
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Read More »‘Work hardening’ can help return injured workers to job sites quickly
Let’s face it, construction is a dangerous industry. Work hardening can help return an injured employee to the job quickly – reducing lost wages and saving you money.
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Read More »Contractors to get break on worker’s comp for 4th year in row
Come Oct. 1, Wisconsin contractors and other employers will see their worker’s compensation rates fall for a fourth year in a row.
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Read More »Workers’ comp rates declining third year in a row
For a third year in a row, Wisconsin contractors will see a decline on average in the rates they pay to provide workers’ compensation coverage.
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Read More »Both Wis., Minn. see decline in workers’ comp claims
The frequency of workers’ compensation filings has decreased in both Wisconsin and Minnesota in recent years, although the exact cause of the decline in this state is not yet entirely clear.
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Read More »Industry expert: More should be done to combat opioid epidemic
Even though opioid abuse is in the national headlines now more than ever, the construction industry isn't doing enough in response, an industry official contends.
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Read More »Worker’s comp: Quality, access and value
Those who know the history of Wisconsin’s Worker’s Compensation system often talk of the “Grand Bargain” reached in 1911, when the state created the country’s first constitutional worker’s comp system. Workers gave up the right to sue for negligence while ...
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Read More »Time for workers’ comp fee schedule is now
Daydream with me for a moment. Imagine a world where you price a job only after you’ve completed the work. If the project owner doesn’t like your price, their only recourse is to consult a state-certified database of prices you ...
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Read More »Legislature readies for another fight over workers’ comp fee schedule
Of companies in the 31 states studied in a commonly cited report on workers’ comp costs, those in Wisconsin far and away hand over the most on average to treat on-the-job industries. At the same time, though, the workers’ comp ...
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Read More »Business groups push again for workers’ comp cost controls
Once again this year, various business interests are calling for government cost controls to hold down the cost of treating employees who were injured on the job. And, once again, the debate in Madison promises to be heated.
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