Minnesota Is An Employment-At-Will State This means that your employer can fire you for any reason, as long as that reason is not illegal. Minnesota law and US law has carved out several “reasons” that are an illegal basis for a firing. In every jurisdiction, you cannot be fired for reasons related to religion, ethnicity, or race. These are...
Read MoreShould I Hire an Attorney? If you are injured at work, you may ask yourself, “Should I hire a lawyer for my work comp case?” Minnesota work comp is a unique area in that you don’t have to pay anything out of pocket to hire a work comp lawyer. There are few disadvantages to hiring a lawyer, but several advantages....
Read MoreCHOOSING YOUR OWN WORK COMP DOCTOR If you have suffered a Minnesota work comp injury, many times the insurance company or your employer will send you to a Minnesota workers’ compensation doctor of their choosing. Many times, they will tell you that you are REQUIRED to go to the doctor of their choosing. Oftentimes, an injured employee will begin...
Read MoreIncreased Benefits for Specific Types of Workers Comp Cases At Arechigo & Stokka in St. Paul, we work with people who have been injured on the job to get the best possible outcome for their workers’ comp case. We fight on your behalf to get you payment from the workers’ compensation insurance company to cover the costs related to...
Read MoreTypes of Injuries MINNESOTA WORK COMP LAWYER An injured worker can be entitled to Minnesota work comp benefits if an injury is work-related as the result of work duties. The employee may be injured on the employer’s property, while at another worksite, when traveling on the job, or doing anything that is work-related while “on the clock.” With the help of...
Read MoreAn aggravation or acceleration of a previous condition or injury is very common in workers’ compensation cases. It can occur in the context of an employee having a pre-existing condition like arthritis, or a prior injury like an ACL tear, and then a subsequent injury to that same area. The issue in regard to Minnesota workers’ compensation law is...
Read MoreWATCH OUT FOR THE DOCTOR TRICK If you have been injured at work, your next step is an important one– choosing a doctor. Your employer may try to steer you towards a doctor of their choice. Do not accept this recommendation. Many times employers have implicit agreements with doctors to release injured employees to work with no restrictions. This...
Read More
WORKMAN’S COMP In the typical workers’ compensation situation, an employee suffers a work injury and there is no dispute that the injury occurred at work and is covered under workers’ compensation. However, disputes often arise when an injured employee claims that he or she has suffered a new injury as a direct result of the original work injury. The original work...
Read MoreWORK INJURY OVER TIME It is quite common in many different types of jobs to suffer a work injury over time, rather than suffering an injury from a single incident. Depending on the nature of the job, a work injury overtime may be covered under Minnesota workers’ compensation. Probably the most common example of developing a work injury...
Read MoreWORK INJURY DURING LUNCH OR BREAK Whether your work injury during lunch break is covered under Minnesota workers’ compensation depends on the facts of each case. The issue becomes whether that injury and resulting loss are compensable. The general rule is a work injury during lunch break is not compensable if the employee may leave the employer’s premises on an...
Read More