Monthly Archives:: May 2014

Retaliation For Filing For Workers’ Compensation

Kaarin S. Nelson is an attorney at Halunen & Associates. She represents employees facing workers’ compensation retaliation and other employment related issues. Below, she discusses how employees can face scrutiny after filing a claim. You’re a good employee and you work hard at your job. You go in everyday and tuck yourself under a customer’s… Read more »

Workers’ Compensation Eligibility: Employee vs. Independent Contractor

One of the first questions you must consider in your workers’ compensation case is whether you are an employee or an independent contractor. In Minnesota, this distinction is very important. One of the most fundamental requirements of workman’s compensation is that the worker is in an employee-employer relationship. Usually, this means that the worker is… Read more »

What is a First Report of Injury (FROI)?

A First Report of Injury (FROI) is the initial accident report you fill out with your employer following a work injury. Your employer should then submit this form to their insurance company and the State of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. It is important that this form be filled out to document that the… Read more »

What is an Independent Medical Examination? Do I have to attend?

The first thing you should know is that the doctor performing the exam is paid by the insurance company. This means that the insurance company and the employer are looking for reasons to discontinue your workers’ compensation benefits in whole or part. There is no doctor-patient relationship established, which means nothing is confidential. The sole… Read more »

Can I Be Fired If I Miss Too Much Time With a Work Injury?

Carl Crosby Lehmann posted the following Q&A on BusinessManagementDaily.com. Workers’ Compensation Attorney Mike Lammers builds upon Mr. Lehmann’s answer by sharing his own insights into Minnesota workers’ compensation law. Q. We have an employee who has been out with a work-related back injury for more than six months. We have not received any indication from… Read more »