WORKERS COMP – NOTICE OF INJURY In two of our recent Minnesota workers’ compensation cases, we successfully argued that although no written or verbal workers compensation notice of injury was given to the employer by the injured employee the employer still nonetheless had actual notice of the injury. An employer has actual notice of an employee’s work injury if...
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TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY (TTD) The first potential work comp wage loss benefit is Temporary Total Disability. This is explained under Minnesota Statute section 176.101, subd. 1. Basically, an employee is entitled to this benefit if their doctor has indicated that they are unable to work because of the work injury, or, although they are capable of working with some physical...
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Co-workers don’t always get along. Sometimes they fight. Sometimes they get injured. If they do get injured, the issue becomes whether the injury is covered by workers’ compensation insurance. This issue can have major implications because workers’ compensation insurance covers wage loss, medical expenses, and compensates for permanent injuries. Minnesota Statute 176.011, subd. 16, provides: injury arising out of and in the...
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