Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Law: Is a Claim For My Back Injury Covered?

• My job requires a lot of heavy lifting or repetitive movement and my back has been hurting for this. Is a claim for my back injury covered?

          The question is whether your injury is a work injury or something unrelated to your job. If it is considered a work injury under worker’s compensation law, your claim would be covered.  A work injury can be a specific accident or it can happen over time as a result of the type of work you are exposed to. Repetitive type work activities can either be the direct cause of your condition or can be a contributing factor to making a non-work related injury even worse which can be considered a work injury and entitle you to compensation.  Either way, if it can be somehow connected to your work activity, you may be entitled to compensation.

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Stephanie Thompson, Estate Planning Attorney of Krueger Hernandez & Thompson SC

As the owner of Krueger Hernandez & Thompson SC, it is Stephanie’s mission to address each client’s goals for their estate plan. By identifying their wishes and concerns she can educate, guide, and counsel on the different tools and options that will effectively and efficiently accomplish those goals.

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