Category: Workers’ Compensation

Small Offices and Workers’ Compensation Claims

When you work in a very small office, you may face a set of particular challenges when seeking workers’ compensation...

Fired While on Workers’ Comp Leave? Your Next Steps

If you have been fired while on leave and on workers’ compensation, you probably want to know your next steps....

Continuing to Work While on Workers’ Compensation
Continuing to Work While on Workers’ Compensation

If you have suffered a workplace injury, you may wonder if you can continue to work while receiving workers’ compensation...

How Hard Do You Have to Look for a Job When on Workers’ Comp
How Hard Do You Have to Look for a Job When on Workers’ Comp?

If you are on workers’ comp leave or receiving benefits, you may wonder how hard you have to look for...

How Do You Know If Benefits Will End When You Find a New Job
How Do You Know If Benefits Will End When You Find a New Job?

When you find a new job after a work injury, your workers’ compensation benefits could end. But many people do...

What Is a Credit for Overpayment of Workers’ Comp Benefits
What Is a Credit for Overpayment of Workers’ Comp Benefits?

Insurance companies never want to overpay injured workers. Rarely, though, they make mistakes that lead to overpayment. As a result,...

Does a Temporary Injury Qualify You for Workers’ Comp
Does a Temporary Injury Qualify You for Workers’ Comp?

When you are sure that your injury is only temporary, seeking workers’ comp may not seem worth it. But doctors...

Suicide and Availability of Minnesota Workers’ Compensation
Suicide and Availability of Minnesota Workers’ Compensation

Suicide sadly affects some employees who are injured in workplace accidents. But when grieving families left behind seek death benefits...

The Intervening Cause in Minnesota Workers’ Compensation
The Intervening Cause in Minnesota Workers’ Compensation

When seeking workers’ compensation, an event called an intervening cause can bar you from recovering benefits in Minnesota. Usually an...