Posts Categorized: Workers Comp

California Workers’ Comp Overhaul

California’s work comp system, specifically the mandatory insurance program, is changing. The objective of the overhaul is to provide better insurance for injured workers without causing business premiums to rise. They are attempting to accomplish this goal by squeezing waste out of the state’s $15 billion work comp system. The average compensation paid to California… Read more »

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 »

Protections for Injured Workers in Minnesota

Getting injured at work can be hard enough by itself. But when your employer takes improper actions against you following a work injury, it can be downright unbearable. Thankfully, Minnesotans have legal protections against improper employer actions. In this article, we’ll discuss just a few statutes that protect injured workers in Minnesota. The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act makes it illegal… Read more »

Minnesota Workers’ Comp Attorney Fees

It is always beneficial to hire a workers’ comp attorney if you are injured at work and plan to file a claim. But many are hesitant to do so because of the cost of hiring an attorney. In general, workers compensation attorney’s fees are done on a contingent basis. In other words, you don’t have to pay… Read more »

Minnesota Workers’ Comp Costs Rank Poorly

According to an annual analysis of state workers’ compensation rates, Minnesota ranks as the highest Midwest state for workers’ comp insurance rates. The study, conducted by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, found that in 2010 Minnesota employers paid $2.27 per $100 of payroll for workers’ comp. That’s the 16th highest in the… Read more »

Top 5 Tips for Staying Safe at Work

The best way to resolve a work-related injury is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Follow proper safety precautions and maintenance of equipment. Making sure that equipment is working properly and that messes are cleaned up quickly and efficiently is an excellent way to cut down on injuries at work. Dress Appropriately…. Read more »