Category: Workers’ Compensation

Your Relative Speaks Another Language. Can He Still Get Workers’ Comp Benefits?

If your relative gets injured at work and speaks another language, he may not be sure if he can receive...

Can Your Employer Fire You Because of Your Work Restrictions?
Can Your Employer Fire You Because of Your Work Restrictions?

Often, Minnesota employees who get injured at work and then have work restrictions are fired from their jobs. Their employers...

What Is a Work Restriction in Minnesota?
What Is a Work Restriction in Minnesota?

When you visit your doctor for treatment of a workplace injury, your doctor may give you a note listing work...

What Is a Work Restriction in Minnesota?
Will You Have to Answer Questions at the Independent Medical Exam?

When you go to an independent medical exam for the first time, you probably have little idea of what to...

Getting Treatment Outside a Certified Managed Health Care Plan
Getting Treatment Outside a Certified Managed Health Care Plan

If your employer uses a certified managed health care plan, you may want to get treatment for a workplace injury...

How to Handle Insurance Company Denials of Treatment Requests
How to Handle Insurance Company Denials of Treatment Requests

This scenario happens in many, many workers’ compensation cases: you go to the doctor, he or she recommends medical treatment,...

How Many Times Can You Go to the Doctor for Your Work Injury?

Depending on your work injury, you may need to visit your doctors many times for care as you heal. At...

Can You Use Workers’ Comp Settlement Money to Pay for Non-Medical Expenses?
Can You Use Workers’ Comp Settlement Money to Pay for Non-Medical Expenses?

If you receive a settlement of your workers’ compensation claim, you may need the money to pay for expenses due...

Workers’ Comp Case Settled Years Ago, But You Still Need Medical Treatment?
Workers’ Comp Case Settled Years Ago, But You Still Need Medical Treatment?

Some people discover that they need additional medical treatment years after their workers’ compensation cases have settled. If you are...