Anonymous Memo Says Gov. Will Propose Changes Attorneys Fear Would Gut System

Gov. Scott Walker has yet to issue a budget proposal for the next two years, but workers’ compensation attorneys in the state are already beginning to speak out against possible changes to the Wisconsin Division of Workers’ Compensation that one lawyer said would “gut the system.” An anonymous memo addressed to “WC Stakeholders” began making the rounds in Wisconsin on Jan. 15, warning that the governor’s upcoming budget proposal is proposing to either move the division from the Department of Workforce Development to the Office of the Insurance Commiss...