Category: Workers’ Compensation

Why Won’t the Insurance Company Pay for the Treatment You Need?

Getting a denial of benefits from the workers’ compensation insurance company hurts – often literally. The insurer is refusing to...

Can You Hire a Lawyer Halfway Through a Workers’ Compensation Case?

If you are in the middle of a workers’ compensation case, you may get to a point when you think...

If You Have a Green Card, Can You Get Workers’ Comp?

If you have a green card as a permanent resident of the United States and you get injured on the...

What is a Job Demands Analysis in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, the workers’ compensation insurance company may use a job demands analysis to argue that you should not receive...

Job Demands Analysis v. Functional Capacity Evaluation: Does the Difference Matter?

Your doctor says that she wants you to get a functional capacity evaluation, and the insurance company tells you that...

Can You Receive Workers’ Compensation for Stress and Anxiety?

Some people have the common misconception that mental illnesses such as anxiety are not covered by workers’ compensation. In Minnesota,...

What Is the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals in Minnesota?

As you pursue workers’ compensation benefits when they were initially denied, several different courts may hear your case. The Workers’...

Receiving Physical Therapy Treatments for a Workplace Injury

When you suffer from a workplace injury, you may need a variety of different treatments to recover. Physical therapy could...

What Is an Idiopathic Injury, and Can You Receive Workers’ Comp for One?

Sometimes employees get injured at work for reasons unrelated to the work environment. Idiopathic injuries happen because of an employee’s...