Employees in the State of Minnesota are protected by the principle that employers owe a duty to provide a safe and hazard free work environment. Suffering a physical injury places your livelihood at risk no...
If you get hurt on the job, there are several steps that you should take in order to protect your right to receive benefits and compensation in Minnesota. You may be entitled to have your...
If you are injured on-the-job in Mankato, Minnesota, you are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits include payment of your medical bills and treatment costs. Because an employer’s workers’ comp insurer is the one...
Your Minnesota DOLI ; What’s the DOLI… That’s the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, your one-stop agency for labor and employment law enforcement. The department aims to ensure healthy and safe workplaces for Minnesota...
Virtually all Minnesota employers are subject to a legal requirement that they carry workers’ compensation insurance. This requirement is generally not dependent on the size of the employer—it applies regardless of the number of employees...
The idea that being stressed can cause a heart attack is widely held, especially by those with experiences of demanding jobs and/or bosses. And even more widely-accepted is the idea that there are in fact...
In today’s news of “my day at work could have been worse”, be glad you’re not the Alabama logger who saw a snake on the road while riding in a logging truck at work. After...
Does your workplace building need a trip to the doctor? Although the illness might be different than a back-to-school cod, buildings can get sick too. “Sick building syndrome” (SBS) is the generic term for a...
Minnesota workers’ compensation courts ; If you were injured on the job in Minnesota, you’ve probably been looking into making a workers’ compensation claim (smart move). But who is it who will actually decide your...
Under Minnesota’s system of workers’ compensation, permanent partial disability benefits are awarded based on a finding of what percentage of whole body impairment the worker has suffered. This percentage is based, in turn, on a...
