Posted June 23, 2016
Josh Turim, a partner and shareholder at Hickey & Turim, S.C., recently received the Super Lawyers award for the second straight year. He was selected to be one of Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars in Wisconsin for 2016. The Super Lawyers award is given annually to less than 5% of attorneys in Wisconsin, and no more […]
Read MorePosted November 30, 2015
In a previous post, we discussed the fear of keeping one’s job after an injury at work. We learned that according to a study from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute, this fear exists in 18% to 33% of workers. This year in West Virginia, a man is suing his employer, claiming he was fired for […]
Read MorePosted November 25, 2015
What would this country look like if there were no Workers’ Compensation laws? What if injured workers were told where to seek medical care and how often by their employers? What if injured workers also were not compensated for their time away from work or had to pay for all of their medical bills? In […]
Read MorePosted November 25, 2015
In a previous post, we discussed businesses in states like Texas and Oklahoma opting out of Workers’ Compensation. This shift to drop Workers’ Comp has been covered on several news pages, and some of our nation’s Democratic leaders are speaking up about the matter. A recent NPR article talked about these corporations dropping out of […]
Read MorePosted November 24, 2015
Josh Turim, a partner and shareholder at Hickey & Turim, S.C., recently received the Super Lawyers award. He was selected to be one of Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars in Wisconsin. The Super Lawyers award is given annually to less than 5% of attorneys in Wisconsin, and no more than 2.5% are named to the Rising […]
Read MorePosted November 16, 2015
A recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) interviewed 4,800 workers from across 12 states, including Wisconsin, to see if they had a fear of losing their job after experiencing an injury in the workplace. In the interviews with injured workers across the country, workers were asked to either “strongly agree,” “somewhat agree,” […]
Read MorePosted November 16, 2015
A new study conducted by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) explores whether medical providers and their health care organizations are classifying cases as work-related, depending on financial incentives. Due to some provisions of the Affordable Care Act, more medical providers are agreeing to capitation agreements. Capitation is a set payment for each plan member […]
Read MorePosted October 14, 2015
Walker’s Plans to Weaken American Labor Unions “Scott Walker wants to destroy what’s left of America’s unions,” a September 14th Slate Magazine article says. “Walker’s labor plan is a national version of the strategy he used to break unions in Wisconsin.” How does this affect Worker’s Compensation in Wisconsin? Labor unions provide support for employees […]
Read MorePosted October 17, 2014
Attorney David Turim moderated the “You Ask the Judge” session at the sold out 12th Annual Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Forum on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 and Thursday, October 02, 2014 at the Country Springs Hotel in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. David led a lively question and answer discussion with a panel of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ’s) responding […]
Read MorePosted April 10, 2014
The Wisconsin Association of Worker’s Compensation Attorneys (WAWCA) held their spring seminar on Thursday, February 27, 2014, in Middleton, Wisconsin. Attorney Josh Turim was one of two co-chairs that came up with the list of topics for the spring seminar. Topics included, but were not limited to trial strategies, medicaid, and ethics. Attorney David Turim […]
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