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Retraining and Work Comp in Minnesota

March 20, 2018 by Mary Beth Boyce No Comments

Retraining is a benefit available in the state of Minnesota under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Retraining is a formal education program paid by the work comp insurer which is designed to assist an employee in returning to suitable gainful employment. Retraining may include vocational technical programs or post-secondary education, depending on the employee’s skillset and physical restrictions.

Retraining differs from other types of rehabilitation benefits, wherein an employee may engage in job search with the assistance of a QRC (Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant) to find suitable gainful employment outside of the date of injury employer. Retraining is also different than permanent total disability benefits, wherein an employee is not able to return to suitable gainful employment at all.

The retraining program must be approved by the insurer or court ordered and must be requested before 208 weeks of a combination of temporary total or temporary partial disability benefits are paid. Under Minnesota Statute 176.102, subdivision 11 (d) insurer must provide employees notice of the 208-week limitation for filing a request.

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Can You be Denied Workers’ Compensation Benefits Because of a Prior Injury?

March 8, 2018 by Ashley Biermann No Comments

Many injured workers are denied Minnesota workers’ compensation benefitsbecause of prior injuries. For example, a workers’ compensation insurer may see that you filed a workers’ compensation claim with a former employer for the same body part and deny your claim, alleging that your current symptoms are the result of the prior injury. Or, an insurer may review your medical records and discover that you sustained an injury while playing basketball fifteen years earlier. This can be true even if you have been working full-duty for several years without any physical issues.

What do you do when your claim is denied?

Dealing with a denied workers’ compensation claim can be very frustrating. Many injured workers reasonably assume that because they were injured at work, everything will be taken care of by their employer and its insurance company. Unfortunately, for many injured workers, this is not the case and they find themselves incurring thousands of dollars in wage loss and medical bills, the employee has lost several weeks of wages and run up hundreds, or thousands, of dollars in medical bills.

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