Workers Comp

California Workers’ Comp Overhaul

California’s work comp system, specifically the mandatory insurance program, is changing. The objective of the overhaul is to provide better insurance for injured workers without causing business premiums to rise. They are attempting to accomplish this goal by squeezing waste out of the state’s $15 billion work comp system. The ...

2020-08-27T16:39:05-05:00April 13, 2012|Categories: Work Comp Blog, Workers Comp|Tags: , |

Are “Illegal” Immigrants Entitled to Minnesota Work Comp?

Minnesota has a strong migrant worker community, primarily due to the farming needs and processing plants across the state. Some estimate that more than 20,000 migrant workers are employed in Minnesota each year. While (obviously) not all migrant workers are "illegal" workers, such a large migration community may raise the question: are ...

2022-02-23T13:21:49-06:00March 15, 2012|Categories: Work Comp Blog, Workers Comp|Tags: , |

10 MN Workers’ Comp Medical Entitlements

Often in workers' comp cases, employees are not awarded enough compensation for their medical needs. Minnesota work comp laws are very complicated. As a result, many workers are taken advantage of by their employers, and required to pay for pricey prescriptions and medical appointments. Don't be fooled. If you're injured at ...

2022-02-23T13:24:06-06:00March 9, 2012|Categories: Work Comp Blog, Workers Comp|Tags: , |

Protections for Injured Workers in Minnesota

Getting injured at work can be hard enough by itself. But when your employer takes improper actions against you following a work injury, it can be downright unbearable. Thankfully, Minnesotans have legal protections against improper employer actions. In this article, we'll discuss just a few statutes that protect injured workers in Minnesota. The Minnesota ...

2021-01-20T10:20:57-06:00February 22, 2012|Categories: Work Comp Blog, Work Injury, Workers Comp|Tags: , |

Minnesota Workers’ Comp Costs Rank Poorly

According to an annual analysis of state workers’ compensation rates, Minnesota ranks as the highest Midwest state for workers’ comp insurance rates. The study, conducted by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, found that in 2010 Minnesota employers paid $2.27 per $100 of payroll for workers’ comp. That’s ...

2020-08-27T16:39:08-05:00January 19, 2012|Categories: Work Comp Blog, Workers Comp|Tags: |
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