Workers Compensation

Many employees are familiar with the workers’ compensation system in place throughout the North Star State. Most Minnesota employees know that there is a form of insurance that will protect them if they are injured on the job. Some employees even are aware that it is a requirement for all employers in Minnesota to carry such insurance for the benefit…

Employees in the State of Minnesota are protected by the principle that employers owe a duty to provide a safe and hazard free work environment. Suffering a physical injury places your livelihood at risk no matter where it happens. However, when your livelihood is placed at risk simply because you were attempting to do your job in an unsafe environment,…

If you get hurt on the job, there are several steps that you should take in order to protect your right to receive benefits and compensation in Minnesota.  You may be entitled to have your medical bills paid by workers’ compensation insurance that your employer is required to provide you. You may also be entitled to receive additional compensation for…

If you are injured on-the-job in Mankato, Minnesota, you are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits include payment of your medical bills and treatment costs. Because an employer’s workers’ comp insurer is the one who is going to pick up the cost of bills, many individuals who sustain on-the-job injuries have an important question about whether or not…

Your Minnesota DOLI ; What’s the DOLI… That’s the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, your one-stop agency for labor and employment law enforcement.  The department aims to ensure healthy and safe workplaces for Minnesota workers.  And, as you might have discovered if you’re in the process of filing a workers’ compensation claim, it also oversees the state workers’ compensation…

Virtually all Minnesota employers are subject to a legal requirement that they carry workers’ compensation insurance. This requirement is generally not dependent on the size of the employer—it applies regardless of the number of employees a particular employer has. So what happens if, for example, you work for a small, family-run business with only a few employees, and recent discussion…

The idea that being stressed can cause a heart attack is widely held, especially by those with experiences of demanding jobs and/or bosses. And even more widely-accepted is the idea that there are in fact jobs which can be highly stressful at times—it’s not hard to find people with personal experience of this! So, if you have a heart attack…

In today’s news of “my day at work could have been worse”, be glad you’re not the Alabama logger who saw a snake on the road while riding in a logging truck at work. After the man jumped out and attempted to catch the snake, it bit him—and turned out to be poisonous! Unfortunately, because catching the snake was not…

Does your workplace building need a trip to the doctor? Although the illness might be different than a back-to-school cod, buildings can get sick too.  “Sick building syndrome” (SBS) is the generic term for a variety of health issues that can be associated with a place of work.  The causes are problems with the building itself, often relating to air…

Minnesota workers’ compensation courts ; If you were injured on the job in Minnesota, you’ve probably been looking into making a workers’ compensation claim (smart move). But who is it who will actually decide your claim? Do you have to go to court? ; Workers’ compensation judges ; In Minnesota, workers’ compensation claims are first decided by special judges who…