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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

There are two important facts you need to know about taking the field sobriety tests (FSTs) in Wisconsin. First, taking the FSTs is not mandatory. You have the right to refuse the field sobriety tests during your DUI stop, and prosecutors cannot secure a conviction...