Need a Minnesota Workers Compensation Lawyer? Contact Joshua Borken today! If you are an older employee who suffered from an injury on the job, think twice before retiring early or quitting because of pressure from an employer. According to an article by...

First of all, let’s start off with this – it is illegal to fire an employee simply for the reason that they were pursuing a worker’s compensation claim. However, you can get fired while on worker’s compensation and it is completely legal. They can fire you due to...

If you have been hurt at work, anyone will tell that you can get compensation for your medical bills and lost wages through the Minnesota worker’s compensation system. However, that can mean a lot of different things and most people won’t be specific on what medical...

Fired After a Work Injury – What Next? If you were hurt at work, then you and every single other worker that has ever been hurt at work are worried about the safety of your job. For worker’s that were hurt on the job, especially if it was their fault, they want to...

The Three Types of Worker’s Compensation Settlements For most, they believe that the end of their worker’s compensation case is when they settle. The injured worker and the insurance company have both come to an agreement on how much you will receive and that is the...

By law and with very limited exceptions, every employer in Minnesota must carry workers’ compensation insurance from an insurance company that is licensed in Minnesota. When an employee is injured in a job-related accident, the insurance compensates him for his...

For some workplace injuries, they happen to you and you alone. A piece of equipment malfunctions or you trip and fall, and suddenly you find yourself rushing off to the hospital with a worker’s compensation claim in your future. While even those cases can be less...

Tax season is upon us, and most workers are used to having their income taxed. However, many workers aren’t used to making anything they consider extra so they might not know how to handle it on their tax forms. If you also collected worker’s compensation benefits...

Who would ever want to move out of Minnesota, right? Unfortunately, life takes us a lot of places and sometimes that means life takes us to another state. While moving is stressful enough with everything to worry about, there is added stress for those that are...

When it comes to employment benefits, worker’s compensation and unemployment are the big two. For most workers, they find themselves in a situation in which they would either collect one or the other. However, for a very small subset of workers, they find themselves...