Month: June 2015
When Should You Hire an Attorney to Help With a Work Comp Claim?
What can you expect if you sustain an injury while in the course and scope of your employment? Usually, the insurance company will initially acknowledge the workers’ compensation claim. Often times they will pay the wage loss and the medical expenses…. Read more »
Minnesota Hot Weather Work Safety – How To Handle Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
During the dog days of summer here in Minnesota, outdoor workers need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of heat stress and how to treat it. Heat stress occurs when a worker’s body cannot cool down quickly enough…. Read more »
What is PERA?
PERA stands for the Public Employees Retirement Association, an organization that operates only in the State of Minnesota. Generally speaking, PERA provides and manages the benefits for certain public employees—for example, retired government workers, police officers and firefighters—who worked for local… Read more »
PERA Police and Firefighter Duty Disability Age and Service Limitations
I recently met with a firefighter who just had celebrated her 55th birthday. Over the past few years, she has experienced increased difficulty performing her normal firefighting duties due to the worsening effects of several on-duty injuries she had sustained…. Read more »
Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Firefighters with Cancer: The Statutory Presumption
Minnesota has a long history of protecting workers. In fact, Minnesota and New York were the first states to adopt “occupational disease presumptions” into the law. Prior to the adoption of these presumptions of causation, an injured party had the… Read more »
What is Workers’ Compensation?
Workers’ compensation is mandatory insurance that the state of Minnesota requires most employers to have, for it insures and reimburses expenses derived from work-related injuries or illnesses. Much like mandatory automobile insurance, workers’ comp seeks to guard against the potential of an injured… Read more »