Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys, Inc.
 

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News

The latest news about the WAWCA and recent developments on the Wisconsin worker's compensation scene.

 

GURU: A Session with ALJ Nancy Schnieders:

The WAWCA is going to start a quarterly post on our website
that interviews ALJs and comp gurus of the applicant's and
respondent's bar on interesting or tricky issues.
Send me any questions for the Guru's Corner that you would
like addressed by any of these people so they can be
considered for a response and publication. Make the
questions more detailed than less, so it is clear what
issues are being raised. We can edit the question for
publication, if needed. Note whether you prefer to have a
response from an applicant, respondent, or ALJ perspective,
or all, or some combination of the three..  The first Q & A
session will probably be with an ALJ and will be posted on
the WAWCA website sometime in June. If you do not wish to be identified, please make not of that. Send questions to:
Joe Welcenbach at Welcenbach@yahoo.com

 



State Capitol
Madison, Wisconsin

Letter to WC Division Administrator:

Regarding the scheduling of prehearings
December 16, 2009

Seminars Scheduled

8th Annual WC Seminar
When: JULY 22, 2010
Where: Marriott Madison West, Middleton WI
Seminar Brochure here: WAWCA 2010 Seminar Brochure   Registration Info.doc

2010 WAWCA Medicare Set Aside
 When: February 25,  1010
Where: Madison, WI
Marriott Middleton: Seminar Brochure

Seminar Brochure here

Prior Seminar Credits:
7th Annual WC Seminar: 6.5 credits, no ethics [July 30, 2009]
6th Annual WC Seminar: 6.0 credits, no ethics [July 17, 2008]
5th Annual WC Seminar: 6.0 credits, no ethics [June 28, 2007]
4th Annual WC Seminar: 7.0 credits, no ethics [July 20, 2006]
2007 Fall Ethics Seminar: 4.5 credits, 3.0 ethics [November 2, 2007]
2006 Fall Ethics Seminar: 5.0 credits, 3.0 ethics [November 3, 2006]

Latest Amendments to the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Act

The 2009 amendments to the WCA with the Plain Language Summary are HERE:
Plain Language  and The Amendments

The 2007 amendments to the WCA were finally passed in 2008, and became effective on April 1, 2008. 2007 Senate Bill 430 was passed as 2007 Wisconsin Act 185.  (Note that 2007 Senate Bill 430 includes the Legislative Reference Bureau's plain language analysis of the amendments.)

An updated Wage and Rate Chart (WKC-9572-P), showing the new TTD and PPD rates that are effective 4/1/08, is available the Department Web site at: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dwd/publications/wc/WKC-9572-P.pdf. There was also a mileage reimbursement increase. The new mileage reimbursement and the rate changes are discussed in the Department's Insurance Letter 471.
 
 
 

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