To file a workers’ compensation claim in Wisconsin, start with notice: tell your employer within 30 days under Wis. Stat. § 102.12. Your employer then files the WKC-12, and the insurer pays or denies. If it denies, you file a
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When Food Is Medicine: OIG Clears the Way for FQHC Produce Benefits
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a favorable opinion, AO 26-16, regarding a federally qualified health center’s (“FQHC’s”) provision of produce boxes and vouchers to patients diagnosed with certain health conditions (the
Court by Court: Observing Wisconsin’s Municipal Justice System
By Erik Reinthaler, WJI Intern
On a Thursday morning in July, people trickled into Racine Municipal Court for a docket made up mostly of traffic and ordinance violations. Some seemed to know where to go and what to do. Others
Supreme Court: Rain Damage, Not Construction Defect, Recoverable
Aug. 17, 2026 – The dispute in Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Ropicky, 2026 WI 25, will return to circuit court after the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that damage from rain, but not damage resulting from the construction defect, was
Supreme Court: Statute Requires Informed Consent to Unborn Child
Aug. 17, 2026 – An unborn child has a right of informed consent by statute, and with it, a right to pursue legal action against a doctor, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held in Brekke v. Midwest Medical Insurance Co.,
Supreme Court: Competency to Stand Trial and Dangerousness Separate
Aug. 17, 2026 – Whether a statutory proceeding to restore competency to trial also could authorize involuntary medication for dangerousness resulted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court holding 6-1 in
State v. N.K.B., 2026 WI 22, that the proceedings are
Indiana Court of Appeals Affirms Temporary Commitment Despite Voluntary Participation in Treatment
The Indiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a trial court’s temporary commitment order, holding that a patient’s voluntary participation in treatment did not render involuntary commitment inappropriate. The Court concluded that clear and convincing evidence supported the commitment where
Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: Share Your Perspective with our Hospital Real Estate Survey
Each year, hospital and health care real estate leaders face a rapidly evolving landscape of market, regulatory and operational challenges.To better understand where the industry is headed, we’re conducting a brief survey of hospital and health care real estate professionals
EEOC Proposed Rule Would Eliminate Longstanding EEO Data Reporting Requirements
Since 1966, employers, labor organizations, educational institutions and government entities have been required to submit workforce demographic information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) through various EEO data reports. These reports have served as a cornerstone of the EEOC’s
Nonprofit Bylaws: Can Your Board Answer the ‘Why’ Question?
Nonprofit wizards say this all the time: Update your bylaws.That’s good advice.They describe the nonprofit’s bylaws as its “roadmap” or its “playbook.”Also true.Here’s what I have to add.The bylaws are not the bottom line. The determinative bottom line will always