From Bob's Cluttered Desk

"A Place Online for our CEO to Opine"

Robert Wilson is President & CEO of WorkersCompensation.com, and "From Bob's Cluttered Desk" comes his (often incoherent) thoughts, ramblings, observations and rants - often on workers' comp or employment issues, but occasionally not.

Bob has a couple unique personality characteristics. He firmly believes that everyone has the right to his (Bob's) opinion, and while he may not always be right, he is never in doubt. Enter at your own risk, and like all of our blog areas, we encourage you to read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page.

We're not responsible for this guy.....

Bob is an accomplished speaker for the workers' compensation industry. He is available for conferences, corporate events, children's birthday parties and Bar Mitzvahs. You may access his Speakers Brief here.

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Decorum

Last February I wrote an article about a hook up app called "Bang a Professional". It was a spinoff of an apparently successful Facebook app ...

Jaberwocky Fitzsimmonsbergstein, We've Got Your Number

Earlier today we released the long anticipated results of our recent Workers’ Compensation Social Media Survey Project. Within hours of its release, hundreds of people ...

Taking a Sarasota Gander at Becoming a Blue Goose

I had never heard of the Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International. I did not know such an organization existed. Yet when I received ...

Filing Your Workers’ Comp Claim with the EEOC

A group of Hispanic custodians in Colorado, one of whom was injured on the job, are claiming they are victims of discrimination. They have filed ...

Will California Intercept NFL Players Hail Mary Workers' Comp Claims?

There have been many stories in the news about current and retired National Football League players trying to claim cumulative trauma injuries under workers’ compensation ...

We're Just Looking for a Sign.....

  We get a lot of unique requests here at WorkersCompensation.com. Many of them are insurance related; people looking for insurance, looking for information on their ...

Insuring the Medical Marijuana Industry

Necessity is the mother of invention, they say. I suppose then that it stands to reason, that with the birth of a (quasi) legitimate industry, ...

Florida Proves That (Drug) Money Still Talks

The Florida Legislature has concluded business for this session. Having amassed a small fortune in contributed drug money from the medical community and prescription drug ...

A New Peter Principle: Control Claim Costs By Focusing on the End Game

The statement came from Peter Federko, CEO of the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board, in the middle of an otherwise typical committee meeting. Direct and to ...

Having a Hand in Insurance Fraud

Times are tough in Spain. Unemployment is running about 19%, and investigators in the country say a sickening trend is emerging from a population desperate ...

Welcome to Des Moines - Rocking Insurance Capital of the Midwest

I have never been to Des Moines, Iowa, before. I am here this week at the Downtown Marriott attending the IAIABC Forum 2013 Conference, and ...

RIMS Report Card - Conference - A, Los Angeles - B

What a difference a city makes. Last year, for the annual RIMS conference, the city of Philadelphia practically robbed attendees at gunpoint with hotel pricing ...

Pot Promoters vs. Employers: The Battle Remains at the Federal Level

The trend is undeniable. 18 states have legalized marijuana for medical use, and 2, Washington and Colorado, now allow its use for recreational purposes. More ...

OMG! TXT Makes U Shallow Racist

I am not big on texting, but begrudgingly acknowledge its benefits. If I send or receive 40 text messages a week it is a booming ...