Category: Workers’ Compensation

Occupational Diseases and Workers’ Compensation in Minnesota
Occupational Diseases and Workers’ Compensation in Minnesota

In Minnesota, employees can receive workers’ compensation benefits if they have occupational diseases. These benefits can be very helpful for...

How Are Dependency Benefits Different from Survivor Benefits?
How Are Dependency Benefits Different from Survivor Benefits?

Minnesota workers’ compensation law allows dependents of workers who die due to work-related injuries to recover dependency benefits. These benefits...

Caps and Limits on Death and Dependency Benefits
Caps and Limits on Death and Dependency Benefits

When a relative dies in a workplace accident, family members have many difficult issues to confront far above and beyond...

To Settle or Not to Settle: Workers’ Comp Settlements

Are you feeling pressure to accept a workers’ compensation settlement offer made by the insurance company? Do you have questions...

Do Employers Have to Hold Jobs Open for Injured Workers on Leave?
Do Employers Have to Hold Jobs Open for Injured Workers on Leave?

While you are on leave due to a workplace injury, one of your biggest worries may be returning to work....

Retiring After a Workplace Injury: What to Consider
Retiring After a Workplace Injury: What to Consider

If you get injured at work and are nearing retirement age, it may be tempting to retire immediately and take...

What to Expect at a Workers’ Compensation Hearing
What to Expect at a Workers’ Compensation Hearing

If the insurance company has denied your benefits, you may need to attend a workers’ compensation hearing for your case....

What to Expect at a Workers’ Compensation Deposition
What to Expect at a Workers’ Compensation Deposition

When you seek workers’ compensation benefits for a workplace injury, you may have your deposition taken at some point. A...

Attorney-Client Privilege in Workers’ Compensation Cases
Attorney-Client Privilege in Workers’ Compensation Cases

In workers’ compensation cases, communications between you and your attorney are protected by the attorney-client privilege. If your employer’s workers’...