An accident at work can always happen. The good thing is that injuries and diseases that you get on the job are your employer’s responsibility. However, that doesn’t mean that your employer can force you to go to the doctor of their choice. In Minnesota, you have the...
Employers in Minnesota must have insurance to compensate the workers who get injured on the job. This insurance pays for the worker’s medical expenses, lost wages and vocational rehabilitation. Every worker has the right to ask for these benefits when they get hurt...
When workers get hurt on the job, they have the right to some benefits, such as compensation for their medical expenses and lost wages. However, sometimes the employers or insurance companies deny the worker’s compensation claims. If this happened to you, you don’t...
Workers’ compensation benefits are available for a reason. They exist to compensate wage loss and help pay medical bills while workers recover from work-related injuries. If you become injured on the job, apply for these benefits right away. Hesitating to do so is a...
When workers arrive at a production facility, they are often surrounded by reminders of the risks involved in this work. Signs warning of hazards, required training and other reminders make it clear that injuries are possible every day on the job. What risks do...
Most people know that workers who are injured on the job are entitled to workers' compensation benefits. What many do not know is that they may be entitled to additional compensation, depending upon the circumstances of the accident. If a negligent third party caused...
Almost all of the goods that people in Minnesota use are handled at loading docks and transported on trucks. This work involves connections between trailers and docks, and the connection can become a dangerous point of weakness in the loading system. Add forklifts to...
Minnesota’s yearly report on workplace safety has some disturbing news: 100 workers died on the job in 2017. That means one worker died as the result of a workplace accident every 87 hours – the highest rate in a decade, according to the state’s Department of Labor...
Providing direct patient care is simultaneously the most rewarding and the most dangerous and difficult aspect of nursing for many registered nurses. Nurses often enter the profession because they want to help those dealing with an injury or an illness. Unfortunately,...
When you go to work in Minnesota, your employer is obligated to provide a safe environment for you to do your job. Unfortunately, some ignore their obligations, putting workers at risk of a serious accident or injury. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration...