Arm injuries are among the most debilitating workplace injuries. For individuals whose arms have been mangled, dismembered or seriously injured in another way, the workers’ compensation system can be especially challenging. While workers’ compensation benefits are...
Every worker in Minnesota is at risk for a back injury. Back injuries are some of the most frequent, and unfortunately serious, injuries sustained on the job. Injuries to the lower back are very common. Depending on the location and severity of your back injury, you...
Serious on-the-job hazardous materials and conditions are a normal part of the daily working conditions for construction (as well as manufacturing, industrial and factory) workers. We owe a debt to them for undertaking the risk to construct the infrastructure on which...
If you have been denied workers’ compensation or you have been told that your benefits will be cut, it is important not to give up, get dejected or panic; workers’ compensation insurance companies will always try to limit or deny benefits. They may deny that the...
How much can you expect from workers’ compensation for a head injury? Head injuries are among the most challenging types of workers’ compensation claims because there are many different kinds of head injuries and the outcomes can be very different. Recovery can take a...
Like back injuries, neck injuries can be painful, serious and debilitating. Workers frequently suffer neck injuries through certain movements or by falling. Particularly workers involved in assembly lines, warehouses, construction or health care may be susceptible to...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on the job nursing injuries are the leading cause of work-related injuries. One in five nurses, nursing assistants and personal care aids is getting hurt at work, often suffering severe and potentially...
In Minnesota, repetitive stress injuries are some of the common types of work-related injuries. These injuries are also some of the hardest to identify. The act of being on your feet all day long, or repetitively lifting light objects eventually result in injury to...
While medical care for all injuries sustained on the job is covered under workers’ compensation, the amount of benefits for which any given injured worker qualifies varies depending on the case. Along with medical care, workers are to be reimbursed for mileage to all...
If you or a loved one has suffered a serious on-the-job injury, it is critically important to protect your rights. You may be entitled to significant benefits in the form of workers’ compensation, but one wrong move can prove catastrophic; an employer’s workers’...