Category: Workers’ Compensation

Paid in Cash? Proving Your Average Weekly Wage to Get Benefits

Minnesota law allows employers to pay employees their wages in cash. However, this law may cause employees major problems as...

Why Do You Have to See an Independent Medical Examiner?
Why Do You Have to See an Independent Medical Examiner?

If you have just received a notice in the mail about your upcoming independent medical exam, you may wonder why...

You Missed Your IME Appointment. What Should You Do Next?
You Missed Your IME Appointment. What Should You Do Next?

You missed your IME appointment, and now you are wondering what to do next. Missing an appointment can be embarrassing...

Can Students, Teachers, and Professors Get Workers Comp?
Can Students, Teachers, and Professors Get Workers Comp?

Students, teachers, and professors who suffer injuries while at school may wonder about getting their medical costs paid. In many...

Will Receiving Government Benefits End My TTD Benefits?
Will Receiving Government Benefits End My TTD Benefits?

If you begin receiving government disability benefits, you may wonder about the effect on your temporary total disability benefits from...

What Are Your Employer’s Responsibilities During Your Workers’ Comp Case?
What Are Your Employer’s Responsibilities During Your Workers’ Comp Case?

When you start a workers’ compensation case seeking benefits for the first time, you may be unfamiliar with your employer’s...

You’re Called an Independent Contractor, But You Think You’re an Employee. What Next?
You’re Called an Independent Contractor, But You Think You’re an Employee: What Next?

Your employer says that you are an independent contractor, but you are pretty sure you are an employee after doing...

Do You Need to Fill Out the Claim Form Your Employer Gave You?
Do You Need to Fill Out the “Claim Form” Your Employer Gave You?

You just finished reporting your workplace injury to your employer, and your manager tells you to fill out a “claim...

Which Workers Qualify as Independent Contractors in Minnesota?
Which Workers Qualify as Independent Contractors in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, independent contractors usually cannot receive workers’ compensation. Many workers are misclassified as independent contractors when they are actually...