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★ Wisconsin · workplace

Workplace settlements
in Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin applies modified-51 comparative fault with a $750,000 medical-malpractice non-economic damages cap. For workplace claims specifically, the band is built from the state-by-state tort law · jury verdict reporters · statutory caps framework and then adjusted for Wisconsin's modified comparative — 51% bar and any applicable statutory cap.

Wisconsin applies modified comparative negligence with a 51% bar. A workplace claimant who is 50% at fault still recovers 50% of damages; one assigned 51% recovers nothing. This is slightly more claimant-friendly than the 50% bar applied in some neighbouring states, and it leaves room for negotiation in mixed-liability workplace cases where the comparative-fault split is close to even.

Workplace injuries in Wisconsin run on a parallel track to general tort recovery: workers' compensation is the primary remedy against the employer, with third-party tort claims (against a contractor, equipment manufacturer, or non-employer driver) layered on top. Wisconsin's caps (medical malpractice non-econ cap) apply to the third-party tort track only, and the workers' compensation insurer typically holds a subrogation right against any tort recovery.

★ band · US federal frame
Scheduled statutory benefits — no pain-and-suffering award
Workplace injury (workers compensation)
State workers-compensation schedules; value tracks the impairment rating, the wage rate and future medical, and most claims close by compromise-and-release rather than verdict.

The US band is the starting point. Wisconsin's fault rule and any applicable cap then adjust the figure.

united states · sister site
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★ WI · statute of limitations
3 years from date of injury

Wis. Stat. § 893.54

★ WI · fault rule
Modified comparative — 51% bar

Modified comparative — recovery barred at 51% claimant fault.

★ WI · caps

What caps recovery.

Statutory caps that may bear on a workplace settlement in Wisconsin.

★ workplace · same region & fault regime

Compare to like jurisdictions.

How Wisconsin's fault rule and limitation period compare to jurisdictions in the same US region and to those running the same fault rule for workplace claims.

JurisdictionFault ruleLimitationWorkplace page
Wisconsin · you are hereModified comparative — 51% bar3 years from date of injury—
IllinoisModified comparative — 51% bar2 years from date of injuryIL · workplace →
IndianaModified comparative — 51% bar2 years from date of injuryIN · workplace →
IowaModified comparative — 51% bar2 years from date of injuryIA · workplace →
KansasModified comparative — 50% bar2 years from date of injuryKS · workplace
MichiganModified comparative — 51% bar3 years from date of injuryMI · workplace →
MinnesotaModified comparative — 51% bar6 years for personal injury (uncommonly long); 4 years for medical malpracticeMN · workplace →
WyomingModified comparative — 51% bar4 years from date of injuryWY · workplace
ConnecticutModified comparative — 51% bar2 years from date of injuryCT · workplace →
DelawareModified comparative — 51% bar2 years from date of injuryDE · workplace
FloridaModified comparative — 51% bar2 years from date of injury (was 4; reduced by HB 837)FL · workplace →
AlabamaPure contributory negligence2 years from date of injuryAL · workplace →
AlaskaPure comparative negligence2 years from date of injury or discoveryAK · workplace
★ WI · workplace · frequently asked

Common questions.

Each answer is independently coherent and references the relevant statute or authority document.

★ all of WI
Wisconsin overview

Fault rule, statute, caps, and key facts for Wisconsin as a whole.

★ federal frame
Workplace in United States

Workplace band structure and severity tiers at the US level.

★ all 15 countries
Workplace · everywhere

Cross-jurisdiction comparison of workplace bands.

★ editorial note

Figures on this page are starting points: the US band adjusted for Wisconsin's statutory framework. They are not quotes for any specific case. For representation, consult an attorney admitted in Wisconsin. See /methodology, /sources, and /disclaimer.