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Can I Receive Minnesota Workers’ Compensation and PERA Police and Fire Plan Duty Disability Benefits At the Same Time?
Yes! In most cases, you can receive PERA disability benefits and workers’ compensation benefits at the same time. Police officers, firefighters, and other public employees who receive PERA disability pension benefits are usually also entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. PERA allows a disabled firefighter or… Read more »
How Divorce Can Affect Duty Disability Benefits for Minnesota Police Officers and Firefighters
Divorce is a complicated and difficult situation for any Minnesota couple; however, members of the PERA Police and Fire Plan should take notice of some special considerations that could affect their access to Duty Disability benefits. Now, we do not practice family… Read more »
Can I Get Fired for Filing a Work Comp Claim?
Unfortunately, sometimes people who suffer an injury at work or in the line of duty are afraid to file a workers’ compensation claim because they are worried they will lose their job. The reality is that employers will make off-handed remarks that… Read more »
Do I Need a Lawyer to File a Claim for PERA or MSRS Disability?
The short answer is no. You are not required to have a lawyer to file for disability benefits. In fact, if you call or write the Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA) or Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS), they will send you the forms to… Read more »
MN PERA Police and Fire Duty Disability Application Tips
In the state of Minnesota, police officers and firefighters are generally covered for disability and retirement benefits under the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) Police and Fire Plan. Minnesota firefighters or police officers who sustain injuries on the job are generally… Read more »
I was Approved for PERA Duty Disability Benefits; Can my Employer Contest My Eligibility for Health Care Continuation Benefits?
This is a question we get quite often from Minnesota police officers and firefighters because navigating PERA and health care benefits can be quite complex. When you are approved for PERA duty disability benefits under Minnesota Statute § 353.656, subd. 41, you are also entitled… Read more »
Police and Firefighters: When Should You Retire Under PERA?
What is PERA? If you’re a Minnesota police officer or firefighter, or a Hennepin County paramedic or emergency medical technician who been injured or suffered an illness, you may be eligible for disability benefits through the Public Employees Retirement Association… Read more »
Choose a Lawyer With Experience
Having practiced law in Minnesota over the last 20 years I am dismayed by the nature and extent of legal advertisements which bombard our airwaves. Watching television, listening to the radio or searching on Google, we repeatedly are subjected to ads from… Read more »
Independent Medical Exams in PTSD Workers’ Compensation Claims
When injured employees bring a Minnesota worker’s compensation claim, insurers and employers have a right to send the employee to an independent medical exam (IME). Doctors paid by the insurance company perform the exam and therefore are not independent and very rarely find… Read more »
MN Work Comp Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) Benefits
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) is a Minnesota workers’ compensation benefit that is payable for the permanent functional loss of use of a body part due to a work-related injury. Once you have reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), if you have a permanent… Read more »