Wisconsin employers are generally required to take reasonable steps to keep you safe while on the job. However, their best efforts may be for naught if you don't get enough sleep at night. When you're tired, it can be harder to make decisions or fully contemplate the...
Workers’ Compensation
Pilots need to be cautious to prevent injuries on the job
Pilots are at risk of being injured every time they take a plane in to the sky. If anything goes wrong, there are few safety measures to prevent a plane from crashing or landing somewhere it shouldn't. Unfortunately, crashing isn't the only risk for pilots. Other...
Preventing workplace injuries with protective eyewear
In Wisconsin and other areas across the United States, thousands of hard-working employees sustain injuries in their lines of work. A sliver of these injuries affects the eyes, arguably the most important sensory organ in the human body. Although humans can't always...
Hospitals need to do more to protect their workers
If there is one group of people who deal with significant injuries on the job, it's health care workers. Many of these workers have been hit, kicked, bitten and otherwise attacked on the job. Unfortunately, some hospitals haven't done enough to keep these workers...
Workers comp types and payments
Employees in Wisconsin who get injured on the job and can no longer work may be able to draw workers' comp benefits. All states offer several forms of health coverage that include death benefits, disability and rehabilitation. While the kind of benefits an employee...
Understanding the ‘tiebreaker exam’ process
You're receiving workers' compensation benefits because your employer's workers' compensation insurer has admitted liability for your workplace-related injury. Now the doctor who's been treating you says that you don't need further treatment and/or that you're well...
How to establish proper lockout/tagout procedures
Lockout/tagout procedures in a Wisconsin workplace can save lives. However, many businesses are still earning citations from OSHA because they're not properly utilizing the procedures. Because of this issue, their employees could be more vulnerable to on-the-job...
Common ways that workplace accidents occur
Wisconsin residents should know what sort of hazards they face on a day-to-day basis on the job. The following are potential causes of workplace accidents that are common across different industries. Fatigued, dehydrated and stressed workers The first three factors...
Know if your employer must offer workers’ compensation
If you work for a company here in Wisconsin, you may readily assume that they have workers' compensation (WC) coverage in place to cover you if you get hurt. That's not necessarily the case, however. While the Worker's Compensation Act (WCA) requires most employers to...
The high rates of injury, illness among Wisconsin workers
When you work in Wisconsin, one thing that you should be aware of is the risk of injury in your occupation and how the employers in your state take steps to protect their employees. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics does collect data on workplace injuries and...
