The Worker’s Comp Works Coalition in Wisconsin is committed to protecting Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation system through education and collaboration.
The coalition represents a diverse group of individuals, employers, trade associations and policy makers. Our efforts include educating employers, policy makers and influencers about what it is, how it came about, how it works, and why it works. The coalition also supports the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) and its role in protecting the workers compensation system.
Why you should care
Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation law is universally proclaimed as one of the finest, if not the finest worker’s compensation systems in the country. It is the oldest continually effective worker’s compensation law in the U.S. It has been repeatedly praised, by labor and management alike, as a model for the nation. It returns workers to their jobs faster than virtually any other state. Its cost, including the cost of administration and adjudication, is borne entirely by employers and insurers without the use of any tax dollars.
Eighty-five percent of all claims are resolved without litigation or the involvement of lawyers. The financial risks are so stable and moderate that insurers virtually flock to the state to provide coverage. It works so well that other states often send delegations to Wisconsin to study how it operates.
Much of this is accomplished through the work of the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Advisory Council which provides advice to the Legislature on policy matters concerning the development and administration of the worker's compensation law. One of the most important and enduring principles of the council is maintaining the overall stability of the worker's compensation system without regard to partisan changes in the legislative or executive branches of government. The council provides a vehicle for labor and management representatives to play a direct role in recommending changes in the worker's compensation law to the Legislature.