Workers Compensation

Workplace injuries, while unfortunate, are a reality of the working world. Workers’ compensation is a crucial safety net that provides financial assistance to injured employees and their families. In Minnesota, workers’ compensation benefits are calculated based on well-defined factors. Understanding how Minnesota workers’ compensation is calculated is essential for employers and employees to ensure fair and timely compensation. Below,...

Workplace injuries often come without warning, and neck pain is no exception. Whether caused by a single accident or years of repetitive motion, neck injuries can have a profound impact on your ability to work and enjoy daily life. Understanding these injuries is the first step toward prevention, recovery, and justice. What Are the Most Common Neck Injuries from...

While lifting a box at work, you feel a sharp pain shoot through your neck. At first, you think it’s just a minor strain, but by the next morning, turning your head feels impossible. Now, you’re experiencing a persistent ache, limited range of motion, and contemplating your next steps. You deserve answers and support. This post will guide you...

You’re stacking boxes when a sharp pain shoots through your back during your shift. Or a sudden slip and fall to the floor leaves you a little bruised. At first, you brush it off—but days later, the discomfort hasn’t subsided, and it’s interfering with your daily routine. You’re left wondering: Are all workplace injuries eligible for compensation in Minnesota?...

As an employee, your employer must provide you with a safe work environment. In some situations, a careless manufacturer puts workers at risk. Every day, equipment malfunctions place many individuals at risk for severe machine injuries. If injured due to an equipment malfunction, it is crucial to promptly speak to a work injury attorney and discuss your rights. You...

Minnesota workers often suffer from neck and back pain caused by work activities. But most of the time, these injuries occur while actually on the employer’s premises. In the past, it was rare to see at-home workers filing a Minnesota workers’ compensation claim. It certainly happened, but not very often. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and so...

Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Drug Testing Policy Injuries in the workplace happen all the time. When they do, employees normally receive workers’ compensation to cover the cost of their injuries and treatment.  In Minnesota, employers can require that employees injured on the job take a drug test. However, Minnesota designed its workers’ compensation laws to protect injured workers. Even if...

If you have been injured at work, you are likely quickly becoming familiar with workers’ compensation insurance and its associated terms. Temporary partial disability (TPD) is a wage-loss benefit available to injured employees able to work but at less earning capacity than pre-injury. If you are back at work in a light-duty role and earning less than your standard...

If you’ve suffered a burn injury at work, you’re likely asking yourself whether you can claim workers’ compensation. Typically, in Minnesota, employees injured on the job have the right to file a claim. But when it comes to a specific injury like a burn, what does the law say? This post will explore Minnesota workers’ compensation laws, whether they...