Month: July 2018

There’s little worse than filing a workers’ compensation claim for an injury sustained at work and having that claim denied. It likely feels like a slap in the face to the injured employee who is dealing with pain, mounting medical bills, and other concerns. If an...

Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Commissioner Ed Ehlinger decided that “intractable pain” is a legitimate and qualifying condition under the state’s medical cannabis program. Ehlinger based his decision on popular public support for adding “intractable pain” to...

On Thursday, May 26, a technician suffered a severed arm when an elevator unexpectedly shifted in an office building in New York City’s financial district in lower Manhattan. According to the NYPD the accident occurred in a 37-story building at 50 Broadway at...

Firefighters and police officers have our utmost respect and gratitude. Not only do they risk their lives on an almost daily basis to keep all of us safe, but they also risk facing personal injury at a much greater rate than the rest of us too. What happens when an...

If you ever become injured on the job and are unable to work, you may be able to collect workers’ compensation. This is a state-mandated insurance program that provides money for injured workers. In exchange, you cannot sue your employer for your injuries (with one...

Worker compensation proceedings can be complicated. There are all sorts of paperwork to fill and meetings to attend. One of those meetings is the Stipulation Status Conference, and it tends to puzzle people when they receive notification of it. The notification comes...

The immediate effects of an electrical injury are usually quite evident. They frequently include, but are not limited to, seizures, burns, arrhythmia and various kinds of motor impairment. Workers may receive medical treatment for these obvious injuries only to...

Unless you have a high risk job, or regularly participate in high risk activities, you probably don’t think about injury prevention on a daily basis. Yet this is exactly when injuries tend to happen, when we aren’t thinking. An unexpected injury can cause a lot of...

According to the University of Minnesota, back injuries make up the biggest part of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and they also are the most costly. Pretty much any job that requires heavy lifting, forceful movements, walking on slippery surfaces, or awkward...