Workers’ Compensation

Working outside can be a fun and rewarding experience. It can also be more dangerous. When working outdoors, safety and watchfulness can mean the difference between life and death. When you are working outside, be sure to avoid these hazards. Disease vectors Many...

As a Minnesota worker, you may wonder what workers’ compensation laws and other statutes and regulations provide when it comes to protecting you against injuries and illnesses incurred on the job. Laws governing an employer’s responsibility to reasonably protect...

You may go to work never expecting to sustain a serious injury in an accident. But a workplace accident can result in injuries that make it difficult to return to your job, basic daily activities and the things you enjoy. If you get hurt at work, the workers’...

Because independent contractors don't qualify for workers' comp, many residents in Minnesota assume that remote employees also don't qualify. However, you don't give up your rights to workers' comp by working from home as an employee. Don't multi-task during work In...

According to Minnesota law, vocational rehabilitation serves the purpose of restoring a worker who is injured on the job to a position similar to the worker's former employment. Or, the worker can return to their job but must work in another department that offers...

Repetitive stress injuries can turn up in many areas of your body and be called by different names. Many repetitive stress injuries are work-related. If you suspect your elbow pain is this kind of injury, you may qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. Soft tissue...

Workers in Minnesota who are injured on the job or develop work-related illnesses often believe that they must file workers’ compensation claims right away or risk losing benefits, but this is not the case. While workers are expected to notify their employers about...

A work-related injury is any injury sustained in the course of doing work for or on behalf of your employer in the course of your employment. Work-related injures typically occur in the workplace, but injuries that occur in a company vehicle or at a company-sponsored...

If you have an injury from working, it is extremely important that you wait until you are physically able to return to work. Do not risk aggravating a serious work injury. You must bear in mind that your entitlement to certain benefits such as workers’...