Comments for From Bob's Cluttered Desk

Comment on Where I’ve Been: Writing About What’s Possible by Darlene Klein Vila

Darlene Klein Vila — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:49:37 +0000

Thanks Bob, This is exactly what is needed right now!

Comment on Are We Ready to Build Things (and Repair Injuries) Again? by Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:41:59 +0000

In reply to John S. Monahan. John, I would hope so to, but only time will tell.

Comment on Are We Ready to Build Things (and Repair Injuries) Again? by John S. Monahan

John S. Monahan — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:51:32 +0000

I would hope we build/manufacture smarter and safer. Utilizing intelligent training, HR policies that provide reasonable break and stretch time, and ergonomic design to lessen musculoskeletal injuries.

Comment on It’s Time to Finish What We Started: The Case for Workers’ Recovery by Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:31:17 +0000

In reply to Michael J. Marsh. Awesome! We just need one state to start it all off!

Comment on It’s Time to Finish What We Started: The Case for Workers’ Recovery by Michael J. Marsh

Michael J. Marsh — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:43:33 +0000

Bob, I have sent your posting to our local state administrators…with hopes that we might be able to get some changes made in 2027.

Comment on The Phone Call That Cost a Life: A Reminder of What Workplace Safety Is Really About by NAN M MACGRUER

NAN M MACGRUER — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:42:31 +0000

Excellent article – thank you!

Comment on Bob’s Top Ten Predictions for Workers’ Comp in 2026 by Parker Medley

Parker Medley — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:30:23 +0000

Awesome insight! Hats off to again!

Comment on It’s Time to Finish What We Started: The Case for Workers’ Recovery by Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson

Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:52:32 +0000

You may get your wish Bob, but it may not be one of the American States.
The project I am involved with here in Australia may start the need to change the name and the way compensation and systemic money generators have become more important than the people who have sustained workplace injuries.

Comment on It’s Time to Finish What We Started: The Case for Workers’ Recovery by Ilana Lehmann, CRC, PhD

Ilana Lehmann, CRC, PhD — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:18:13 +0000

Bob, I agree, language matters. One of my professors at SIU where I earned my doctorate frequently said during lecture, “Words have meanings.”

You might want to take a peek at what happened in PA when they changed the Department of Public Welfare to the Department of Human Services. They estimated the change would cost around $500K and ended up costing closer to $8 million.

The state of Missouri didn’t publish how much it cost to go from the Division of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (did they get paid by the syllable?) to the Division of Development Disabilities (a change that removed significant stigma for families.)

While $8 mil might be a drop in the bucket for big insurance agencies, my state (WA) is facing huge deficits due to the fed’s shenanigans. Just my 2 cents worth.

Comment on It’s Time to Finish What We Started: The Case for Workers’ Recovery by Stuart Colburn

Stuart Colburn — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:28:23 +0000

Love it