Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Severe Weather Causes Widespread Damage in Wisconsin
Jul 30 2021 // Strong thunderstorms caused widespread damage across Wisconsin, left tens of thousands without power and triggered tornado warnings. The severe weather stretched from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan and began in the...
5.44% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease Approved in Wisconsin
Jul 22 2021 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable has approved an overall 5.44 percent decrease in worker’s compensation insurance rates, effective Oct. 1, 2021. This is the sixth straight year of rate decreases in...
Wisconsin Jury: Walmart Must Pay $125M in Down Syndrome Discrimination Case
Jul 19 2021 // A Wisconsin jury said Walmart must pay more than $125 million after finding against the company in a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said the eight-member...
Wisconsin’s Insurance Cybersecurity Measures Signed into Law
Jul 16 2021 // Wisconsin’s governor has signed into law legislation creating new cybersecurity requirements for protecting data collected by the insurance industry. Governor Tony Evers signed Act 73, which is based on model...
Wisconsin Metal Fabricating Plant Faces $216K in OSHA Penalties
Jul 14 2021 // A Milwaukee, Wisconsin, metal fabricating facility continues to put its workers’ safety and health at risk, federal safety officials say. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Wisconsin Legislation Targets Milk, Meat, Dairy Labeling
Jun 23 2021 // Vegetarian and vegan foods sold in Wisconsin could not be labeled as meat, milk or dairy if they don’t contain those products, under bills up for votes in the state Assembly. The “truth in labeling”...
Jury Finds Wisconsin Auto Parts Seller Guilty of Age Discrimination
Jun 15 2021 // An internet-based auto parts seller in Madison, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it failed to hire a qualified job applicant because of his age, a jury has found. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Wisconsin Grain Facility Fined $676.8K for Workplace Safety Violations
Jun 8 2021 // A Wisconsin grain facility faces 14 workplace safety violation citations and more than $676,000 in penalties following the death of a following the engulfment death of a worker in a corn silo. The Occupational Safety and...
Wisconsin Court Rejects Man’s Suit Against Insurer After Bull Attack
May 23 2021 // A man who fell into depression and attempted suicide after he was gored by a bull can’t sue an insurance company for deciding to stop covering his medication, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled. According to court...
Nearly 800 Residents to Sue Wisconsin City Over PFAS Contamination
May 18 2021 // Nearly 800 residents of French Island plan to sue the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin, stemming from contamination of private drinking water wells from chemicals known as PFAS, a move that could expose the city to up to more...
Wisconsin County to Get $1.5M in Flood Mitigation Funds from FEMA
May 7 2021 // Jefferson County, Wisconsin, has been has been awarded $1,530,596 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The award, announced by FEMA and Wisconsin Emergency Management...
Wisconsin Trademark Suit Against American Girl Doll Maker Resolved
May 7 2021 // A lawsuit filed by a Chicago astronomer who alleged the Wisconsin-based maker of American Girl dolls stole her likeness and name to create an astronaut doll has been dismissed after the two sides resolved the case. The...
Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Unveils M3 Elevate for Small Businesses, Individuals
Apr 30 2021 // Madison, Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance (M3), an insurance broker and risk management firm with seven locations throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, has launched M3 Elevate (Elevate), a new division that encourages small...
Wisconsin Governor Signs Emergency Responder Workers’ Comp Bill
Apr 28 2021 // Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bipartisan bill that makes it easier for emergency responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to file workers’ compensation claims. Right now, police and...
Court Upends $6M Wisconsin Lead Paint Ruling But More Cases to Come
Apr 28 2021 // Peter Earle has been fighting for child victims of lead paint poisoning for more than 20 years and he and his fellow lawyers for the cause are not about to let another legal setback affecting three cases keep him from...
Wisconsin Farm, Manure Spreader to Pay $242K for Pollution Violations
Apr 27 2021 // Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has reached a $242,000 settlement with a factory farm and a manure applicator to resolve pollution violations stemming from manure spills several years ago. Kaul announced the...
1 Dead After Dozens of Vehicles Crash on Snowy Wisconsin Highway
Apr 23 2021 // Dozens of vehicles crashed in near whiteout conditions on a Washington County, Wisconsin, interstate, killing one person and seriously injuring six people, according to sheriff’s officials. At least 48 vehicles,...
J.M. Wilson Acquires Wisconsin’s Transcom General Agency
Apr 21 2021 // J.M. Wilson, a managing general agency headquartered in Portage, Michigan, with eight offices in the United States, has acquired Transcom General Agency, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The transaction was effective April...
Wisconsin Food Plant Worker Sues ConAgra After Contracting COVID-19
Apr 20 2021 // A food plant employee is suing his Walworth County, Wisconsin, employer alleging he contracted the coronavirus at work and infected his wife who died from the disease. Rigoberto Ruiz, of Beloit, says ConAgra Foods...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Governor Can’t Limit Business Capacity
Apr 16 2021 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Tony Evers’ administration does not have the authority to issue capacity limits on bars, restaurants and other businesses without the Legislature’s approval, a...
