Workers’ Compensation

With few exceptions, all Minnesota employers must offer workers’ compensation coverage for their employees. If you have experienced a work-related injury, you may be able to receive payment for medical bills and lost wages as well as other benefits through your...

If you contract COVID-19, you may have many questions and concerns regarding your diagnosis. Since you will not be able to return to work with a positive diagnosis, you may wonder if you are eligible for workers' compensation. Minnesota signed a new law into effect in...

Having an accident and suffering an injury at work can become a frustrating situation. Once the incident occurs, you will enter the workers' compensation system to seek compensation for your medical care and lost wages.  The system can be confusing if you have never...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act helps to introduce many rights to you as a patient. It safeguards your privacy and enables you to have control over who has access to your private medical information. However, it does not necessarily prevent...

The agricultural industry is one of Minnesota's largest economic sectors. If you are one of the more than 431,000 state residents who work for a farm, you should be aware of workplace hazards specific to your industry. Review these common dangers and safety measures...

With record numbers of people working from home since early 2020, one unforeseen issue for remote workers is over what happens if they are injured. Are you still covered under your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance, or would treatment fall under your private...

There is still a long way to go, but early December saw the first COVID-19 vaccines' rollout. It will be months before the average person will have access to the two-shot process. Frontline workers will get their shots sooner, as will those in specific industries. Now...

Meatpacking plants have been the sites of COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. Here in Minnesota, the JBS plant in Worthington had nearly half of its 2,000 employees test positive last spring. A different JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado, was the site of an outbreak...

The year 2020 has been like no other. Seemingly a convergence of two of our worst tendencies, there is a dramatic increase in the number of employees reporting attacks by customers. Often the reason for the attack is the customer’s refusal to follow the state law or...