St. Paul, Minnesota, Workers’ Compensation Blog

A workplace should be the pinnacle of safety, but because accidents happen and worker’s compensation exists, we know that is not always the case. However, of all the things that do not belong in the workplace, violence is primary among them. Managers should be trained...

Every year a whole new batch of workers age up and become ready to enter the workforce in Minnesota. Working in your teenage years is fulfilling, not just because they suddenly have their own hard-earned money to spend however they want, but because a job can teach...

Worker’s compensation is notoriously one of the biggest points of contention between employees and employers. They are perfectly happy to pay you your wages, provide your benefits package, and schedule vacation and sick days like usual. However, when it comes to the...

In an ideal world, the time you spend immediately after being seriously injured in your workplace should be in recovery. Unfortunately, we live in the real world where health care costs money and neither you nor your employer want to be the ones to pay for it. Even if...

One would like to think that all worker’s compensation claims would be honored without too much fight if employees were honest with their injuries, but the world isn’t quite that easy. While many worker’s compensation claims go smoothly, there are many others that...

The long history of relations between employers and employees is fraught with strife, disputes, and mistreatment. From the company stores to the labor union fights, you have always been able to count on businesses to care more about their bottom line than the...

When it comes to coverage under Minnesota worker’s compensation law, many workers know at least one thing – coverage only comes from injuries that occurred while on the job. Unfortunately, while this scope seems broad, it is actually particularly narrow. There are...

If you have recently been in an accident or suffered a personal injury at work, your initial reaction might be to minimize the seriousness of your injuries and not rock the boat. The thing is, insurance and workers compensation laws are in place to protect workers and...

Over the past few years, there has been a dramatic rise in employees working remotely in many sectors. With technological advances, workers that work from home can be just as plugged into the office as if they were there physically. While they work from home, the...

If you live in Minnesota, have been injured at work, and are pursuing worker’s compensation benefits, then you are probably considering whether you need a worker’s compensation attorney. If you do retain an attorney, you want to know that you got the best worker’s...