When a Workplace Accident Turns into a Personal Injury Case
If you’ve been injured on the job, you’re entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Your workers’ comp checks cover the doctor and part of your paycheck. However, nothing in your workers’ comp benefits accounts for the pain, the things you can no longer do, or the strain your family absorbed. When someone outside your company caused […]
What to Do After a Workplace Injury in Minneapolis
In Minnesota, some jobs naturally carry great risks. For instance, employees in construction, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, and warehousing go through high rates of injuries because of the physically demanding and often hazardous nature of their work. They deal with pain, expensive medical appointments, time away from work, and uncertainty about the future. As such, […]
Top 7 Reasons Workers’ Comp Claims Are Denied in Minneapolis
The denial letter shows up in the mail, and everything stops. Your bills pile up while your doctor waits on approval for care the insurance company refuses to pay for. Losing that first decision does not end your case. Minnesota law gives you the right to challenge it, and most denials trace back to a […]
Wrongful Termination After a Workplace Injury
Getting fired days after reporting an injury feels like punishment, and often it is. Minnesota is an at-will state, so your employer can end your job for almost any reason or no reason at all. However, it’s a different story if you’ve filed a workers’ comp claim. Firing you for filing a comp claim or […]
Step-by-Step Guide to Appealing a Denied Workers’ Comp Claim
One of the most disheartening experiences you might have when recovering from a workplace injury is getting denied your workers’ comp benefits. You’ll usually be notified of denial in a denial letter. But did you know that this does not end your claim? Believe it or not, Minnesota gives you a formal way to challenge […]
How Workers’ Comp Settlements Are Calculated in Minnesota
Have you ever wondered how lawyers and insurance companies come up with a worker’s comp payout? No single formula spits out a settlement number in Minnesota. Every piece that feeds the number has one, and the insurance company runs all of them before it ever puts an offer in front of you. Four things drive […]
How to Prove PTSD After a Workplace Incident in Minneapolis
Most people expect workplace accidents to leave visible scars. A broken arm, a back injury, or a concussion is easy to recognize. Unfortunately, not every work-related injury is something you can see. A traumatic incident can leave emotional wounds that last long after the physical danger has passed. You may relive the event through flashbacks […]
Construction Site Injuries in Minnesota
You are days out from the accident, waiting on a call back from someone at the company. Despite the urgency, nobody has told you who is paying for any of this. Meanwhile the crew that caused it may not work for your employer at all. Workers’ compensation covers your medical care and part of your […]
Can You File a Workers’ Compensation Claim for PTSD in Minnesota?
Anything can happen in your workplace. Even if physical wounds heal, the emotional impact can linger. Flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, or an overwhelming fear can make it difficult to do your job or even go about your daily life. As such, employees in Minnesota can file a workers’ compensation claim for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) under […]