By: Daniel Pedriana and Vanja Pemac On April 8, 2022, Governor Evers signed into law 2021 Wisconsin Act 232 (The Act). The Act, sponsored by the bipartisan House Labor and Integrated Employment Committee, was passed to increase weekly permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits in addition to changing the way that the average weekly wage (AWW) […]
By: Matthew Kurudza Assembly Bill 11 was passed in the Senate on February 16, 2021 and presented to Governor Evers on April 22, 2021. This bill, now known as 2021 Wisconsin Act 29 (Act), was signed by Governor Evers on April 27, 2021. This bipartisan bill was passed to allow public safety officers – including […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., announced today that Attorney Matthew Kurudza has joined the firm as an Associate on their Worker’s Compensation Defense team. Kurudza will practice out of Lindner & Marsack’s Milwaukee headquarters. Kurudza’s practice focuses on defending worker’s compensation claims throughout Wisconsin. He comes to Lindner & Marsack with wide range of experience, having previously […]
Lindner & Marsack, as the Wisconsin firm member of the National Workers Compensation Defense Network, would like to invite you to this year’s NWCDN virtual annual conference. This year’s conference is “Workers’ Compensation in a Post COVID World.” The day-long program will focus on both COVID and COVID inspired topics with presenters including a Director […]
The Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Forum (WIWC) invites you to attend an all-virtual, one-day educational event on October 8, 2020. You can expect the same quality speakers and topics as you would normally see during our annual conference, but now you can enjoy them from the comfort of your own home! Additionally, we are offering opportunities […]
Register Now for the Upcoming Complimentary Webinar on August 13, 2020 The National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN) invites you to attend a webinar on August 13, 2020 at 10:00 am (CST). NWCDN lawyers from four adjacent midwestern states, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa are partnering to present a three part series of […]
By: Daniel Finerty and Melissa Stone After Assembly Bill 1038 passed on April 14, 2020 and was quickly taken up and passed by the State Senate the following day, Governor Evers took swift action to sign the legislation, known as the COVID-19 Response Bill. 2019 Wisconsin Act 185 (Act) became effective April 16, 2020. The […]
On April 10, 2020, the Office of Worker’s Compensation advised that it will continue to convert all in-person hearings, prehearings, and mediations to conferences conducted by telephone, or video conference for the foreseeable future. Please click here for more information. Thank you.
By: Chelsie Springstead Per the OWCH COVID-19 Notice from State of Wisconsin, Division of Hearings and Appeals, issued on Friday, March 13, 2020, as of next Monday, March 23, 2020, the Office of Worker’s Compensation Hearings will stop conducting in-person hearings, prehearings and mediations. This is expected to continue through April 20, 2020. Hearings will […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., today announced that Daniel Pedriana has been nominated as a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. According to the College’s Board of Governors, who approved Pedriana’s nomination, election as a Fellow represents the recognition by your colleagues that you have distinguished yourself as an outstanding professional. It recognizes that […]