Office Fire Delays Workers' Compensation Payments for 50 People

A fire at a major state office building on May 15 has caused delays in workers’ compensation payments for about 50 workers, state officials said.The building, GEF-1, housed about 1,000 state workers, including hundreds of Department of Workforce Development employees. It is expected to remain closed for at least eight weeks, according to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal.The payment delays affect about 50 people whose workers’ compensation settlements have already been approved by a judge but still need to be processed by the state Department of Workforce Development, WMTV in...