Minnesota Workers’ Comp Law Basics
After a work-related injury, the first step is to let your employer know about the injury. They’ll give you instructions on what to do next. You also have the option of hiring a specialized workers’ compensation attorney to guide you through the process of filing your claim.
Workers’ compensation benefits depend on the type of disability you’re facing. The main categories include:
- Permanent total disability
- Permanent partial disability
- Temporary total disability
- Temporary partial disability
The law also gives you a say in your medical care. You can choose your own doctor, unless your employer has a managed care plan in place. Even then, if you’ve already seen a doctor outside of the plan at least twice in the two years after your injury, that doctor may still count as your established provider.
After the injury, there is a three-day wait for temporary total disability. Compensation is retroactive if the disability continues for 10 days from the date you were injured.
Minnesota law also places limits on attorney fees. In other words, there’s a cap on what you’ll ever have to pay for legal help.
Josh Fights for Your Denied Claims
If your workers’ compensation claim is denied, that doesn’t mean the process is over. In some cases, simply providing the additional information the insurer requests is enough to get your claim approved. Other times, a formal hearing may be required. And if your claim is denied again, you still have the right to challenge the judge’s decision and keep fighting for approval.
At the Law Office of Joshua Borken, we have helped injured workers in the Twin Cities and across the state get their workers’ compensation benefits. Even if it feels like your claim is never going to be approved, you always have a fighting chance to get what you deserve.