Monthly Archives:: March 2012

Who is Your Workers’ Compensation Insurer?

After you suffer a work injury in Minnesota and have notified your employer, what do you do next? If you’re like most injured workers, you seek appropriate medical treatment, whether it’s emergency care, diagnostic treatment, or just follow-up care. Those medical bills should then be submitted to your employer’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier. But who is that?… Read more »

Are “Illegal” Immigrants Entitled to Minnesota Work Comp?

Minnesota has a strong migrant worker community, primarily due to the farming needs and processing plants across the state. Some estimate that more than 20,000 migrant workers are employed in Minnesota each year. While (obviously) not all migrant workers are “illegal” workers, such a large migration community may raise the question: are undocumented workers entitled to Minnesota… Read more »

New Missouri Workers’ Comp Bill to Include Occupational Diseases

A new worker’s compensation bill just passed through the Missouri legislature that will allow more ailments to be covered by the state’s WC system. The new bill includes occupational diseases in employee work comp coverage. The hope is that this will significantly cut down on litigation in workers’ comp claims, thus making the state more… Read more »

10 MN Workers’ Comp Medical Entitlements

Often in workers’ comp cases, employees are not awarded enough compensation for their medical needs. Minnesota work comp laws are very complicated. As a result, many workers are taken advantage of by their employers, and required to pay for pricey prescriptions and medical appointments. Don’t be fooled. If you’re injured at work, you have certain entitlements…. Read more »