Minnesota Workers Compensation Wage Loss

If you are injured on the job, you are entitled to a certain amount of financial benefit based on your hourly weekly wage. Although you may receive a slight cut in your weekly wages, you are still entitled to a certain amount of your wages under the temporary disability benefits in accordance with the Minnesota workers compensation laws. If you are having trouble receiving these benefits or if you are concerned about the amount of money you are receiving, contact a Minnesota workers comp attorney to determine your legal rights.

Wage Loss Workers Compensation

There are four different lost wages benefits in Minnesota. The category you fit into will depend on your injury and the work restrictions under your condition. These four categories are as follows:

• Temporary Total Disability Benefits (TTD). This is the most common type of wage loss and is put into place when an employee suffers an accident or illness in the workplace where he is required to take time off work.
• Temporary Partial Disability Benefits (PTD). If you are still able to work, but not as much, or with severe restrictions, you will receive this type of wage loss benefit.
• Permanent Total Disability Benefits (PTD). If you have reached the maximum medical improvement (MMI), then you may need to be moved onto PTD. This is often reserved for permanent injury in the workplace.
• Permanent Partial Disability Benefits (PPD). If you have reached the maximum medical improvement (MMI), then you may need to be moved onto PPD if you can still work with certain restrictions.

A Minnesota workers compensation lawyer can help you determine which wage loss system is right for your situation and provide you with additional information on the various wage loss categories.

Understanding TTD and PTD

Temporary total disability benefits and temporary partial disability benefits are the most common, and also the most complicated, worker’s compensation claims. In Minnesota, under temporary total disability wage loss benefits, you will be entitled to receive 2/3rds of your weekly wage for a maximum of 104 weeks. Under temporary partial disability wage loss benefits, you will be entitled to 2/3rds of the difference between the workers gross weekly wage at the time of the injury and their current actual earnings. You may be on PTD for 225 weeks during the first 450 weeks following the work accident.

If you are under TTD or PTD then you will receive wage loss benefits for a certain period of time (as addressed below) until one of the following occurs:

·            You return back to work at full duty (no restrictions)

·            You return back to work for the same hours and wage (within your restrictions)

·            You are terminated for fault (not related to workers compensation)

·            You reach the maximum medical improvement (MMI) and are put on permanent disability wage loss

Minnesota Wage Loss Workers Comp Attorneys

If you are confused about the wage loss regulations in place, then know that you are not alone. To determine if you are being fairly compensation and for any questions pertaining to wage loss laws in Minnesota, contact the Law Firm of Heimerl & Lammers and speak to an experienced MN workers compensation attorney today.