Wisconsin Criminal & Workers Comp Law Blog
Wisconsin Criminal & Workers Comp Law Blog
What Types of Accidents Does Workers’ Compensation Cover in Wisconsin?
We recently published an article discussing the types of injuries that qualify for workers’ compensation coverage in Wisconsin. In that article, we emphasized the fact that eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits is primarily based on your employment status and...
What Does a Workers Compensation Lawyer do in Wisconsin?
A Wisconsin workers compensation lawyer practices a very specialized area of personal injury. It involves an injury that occurs to the body occurring in the workplace. In Wisconsin, the body of law governing this type of injury can be found in the Workers...
What to Expect When Meeting With a Wisconsin Workers Compensation Attorney
You’ve been hurt at work, and you have questions for a Wisconsin attorney who practices workers compensation. At Mays Law Office, we offer free consultations to answer all your questions. If your worker's compensation claim has been denied, then it is time to hire...
What Types of Injuries Does Workers’ Compensation Cover in Wisconsin?
You were injured on the job in Wisconsin. Are you entitled to workers’ compensation benefits? While there are a few factors that will determine your eligibility, one factor that isn’t particularly relevant is the nature of your injury. Here’s why: In Wisconsin,...
IME Exams in Wisconsin
Mays Law Office, LLC. is here to protect you from the intimidation of the so-called “IME/Independent Medical Examination” allowed in Wisconsin. A Wisconsin injured worker files for workers compensation benefits with their employer’s workers compensation insurance...
Top 10 Questions to Ask when Hiring a Wisconsin Workers Compensation Attorney
When Should I Hire a Wisconsin Workers Compensation Attorney? If you are hurt on the job in Wisconsin, you should immediately file an Incident Report with your employer for submission to their workers compensation insurance carrier. If the injury causes you to miss...
When Should (and Shouldn’t) You Consider a Workers’ Compensation Settlement in Wisconsin?
In Wisconsin, employees who are eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits typically receive these benefits on a weekly basis. But, what if this doesn’t work for you? What if you need money up front to pay bills you couldn’t pay while you were waiting for your...
The Nuts & Bolts for Injured Wisconsin Workers
In Wisconsin, physical and mental injures due to accidents or occupational exposure on the job/worksite are deemed workers compensation injuries entitled to benefits for lost time, payment of medical treatment, reimbursement for mileage, and potentially retraining or...
Denied Workers Compensation in Wisconsin
Denied Workers Compensation? In January 2022, an injured worker called Mays Law Office. For privacy reasons let’s call this injured worker “J.C.” J.C. visited our website Mays Law Office and saw that we offer free legal consultations with an attorney. Immediately...
10 Important Facts about Workers’ Compensation in Wisconsin
You got injured or sick on the job. Do you qualify for workers’ compensation benefits? If so, what do you need to do to collect the benefits you deserve? Here are 10 important facts about filing for workers’ compensation benefits in Wisconsin: 1. Workers’ Compensation...
Hurt at Work in Wisconsin? What Happens Now?
Now what happens?! You have been hurt at work, you are scared and do not know what to do or who to listen to. Mays Law Office hears this question every single day. Attorney Lisa Pierobon Mays talks to injured workers on a daily basis – free of charge. Every story...
What Should an Injured Wisconsin Worker Do After Their Injury?
There is no doubt that employers HATE work injuries. So what is an injured worker to do...? Stay quiet about her injury for fear that her employer becomes angry at her and in retaliation reduces her hours, changes her duties to something undesirable, or makes the work...
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