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...
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In most cases where an injury has occurred at work, the only remedy is under the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation system. This means the benefits are defined by law. In 1975, however, a provision was added to the Minnesota workers’ compensation law that prohibited retaliation against an employee for seeking workers’ compensation benefits. Under Minnesota workers’ compensation law, an employer...
Read MoreOFFICE PARTY INJURIES In many offices in Minnesota, there are Christmas parties, office parties, picnics, or other office events. Work comp injuries at the office party may be covered under Minnesota workers’ compensation. Several issues are analyzed in making a determination whether work comp injuries at the office party are covered. Minnesota Statute 176.021, subd. 9, provides: Injuries incurred...
Read MoreCan I Use Medical Marijuana at Work? Minnesota’s Medical Marijuana Law has been around for about a year-and-a-half now. Over 600 patients have successfully registered to receive medical marijuana. While the Minnesota Medical Marijuana Law offers protects registrants and medical marijuana users from certain civil and criminal penalties, the law doesn’t provide a blank check for registrants to use wherever, whenever, or however...
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UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM Unlawful possession of a firearm in Minnesota is a very serious offense. If you’re accused of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, you could face a lengthy prison sentence and a substantial fine. To protect your freedom and your future, contact a Minnesota criminal defense lawyer as quickly as possible. The...
Read MoreA PROBABLE CAUSE SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A LAWFUL WARRANTLESS VEHICLE SEARCH. If the police have probable cause to believe that contraband or other evidence of a crime is hidden somewhere in a vehicle, the officer may conduct a warrantless vehicle search. This probable cause warrant exception authorizes a search of every part of the vehicle that could...
Read MoreUnder Minnesota workers’ compensation law, depression that results from a work injury may be compensable in certain cases. Minnesota workers’ compensation law divides “mental injuries” such as depression into certain categories: 1. Mental Physical Cases: This occurs when work comp depression produces a physical ailment. This is likely not a situation where the issue of depression will arise, but...
Read MoreTo serve and protect? Isn’t that the credo most police officers swear to abide by? Perhaps Duluth police officer Richard Jouppi didn’t get the memo. Or perhaps he failed the ethics portion of police academy training. Granted, we don’t know everything that happened prior to the man’s arrest, he did threaten to throw his jacket at the woman in...
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