A common and pressing question involves aggravation injuries with workers compensation in Minnesota and whether said injuries are covered by workers’ compensation. Under the law, for an injury or other medical condition to be compensable, the worker’s regular work...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) usually releases information about proposed penalties for safety violations only in the region where the offending company is located. However, on August 1, 2016, OSHA issued a national press release announcing...
A lot of people associate workers’ compensation with injuries such as slips and falls. If you fall off a ladder while installing a ceiling fan for your employer, then it is easy to determine exactly when and how the injury occurred. Other types of injuries, such as...
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...
Despite the ongoing efforts of Minnesota employers to regulate their workers' behavior, implement safety requirements and perform frequent assessments that gauge adherence to corporate policy, accidents can still happen at work. A workers' compensation policy is 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...