March 20, 2019 – Wisconsin residents suffer an average of 80,000 workplace injuries each year, keeping attorneys, HR professionals, business owners, and employees very busy.
Find exactly what you need to handle worker’s compensation cases with expertise with the recently supplemented Worker’s Compensation Handbook from State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE®, whether you represent employers or employees.
Stay Current in this Ever-developing Field
The new supplement for the Worker’s Compensation Handbook covers recent Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals’ decisions, discussions of legislative developments, and updated checklists and charts.
In this year’s supplement:
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learn whether a WKC-16-B report is admissible in court;
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find out which agencies now administer various worker’s compensation regulations after a recent reallocation of certain duties;
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read about a court of appeals’ opinion that dramatically altered the long-standing interpretation of Wis. Stat. section 102.29(6)(b)1 and what the Wisconsin Legislature did in response; and
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explore the topic of an injured employee’s healing period and when the healing period will be deemed to have ended
Everything You Need All in One Place
Written by two of Wisconsin’s renowned experts in the field, the Worker’s Compensation Handbook is peppered with practice tips and potential pitfalls to avoid. Authors John Neal and Joe Danas possess a wealth of collective worker’s comp knowledge – collected all in one handbook.
Topics include:
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liability – from exploring whether there is an employment relationship to whether an injury is compensable;
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benefits – calculating the wage, medical treatment, disability, and death benefits, as well as penalties; and
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practice and procedure – claims, review, appeals, and settlements.
Save Time: Use the Forms and Links
The Worker’s Compensation Handbook provides a combination of sample forms – including a sample fee agreement and sample complaint for review of a LIRC order – and government forms – including hearing applications, employer’s first report of injury, compromise agreements, and vocational expert reports.
These forms save time in drafting as well as time wading through websites to find what you need (there’s a link for that). Plus, the forms are all compiled into one appendix that indicates which ones to fill out online (yet another time-saver).
How to Order
The Worker’s Compensation Handbook is available both in print for $219 for members and $269 for nonmembers, and online via Books UnBound®, the State Bar’s interactive online library.
For more information or to place an order, visit the WisBar Marketplace or call the State Bar at (800) 728-7788 or (608) 257-3838.
