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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 »
Honoring Officer Scott Patrick of the Mendota Heights Police Department
On behalf of Meuser Law Office, P.A., we extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Officer Scott Patrick killed in the line of duty on June 30, 2014. Having represented hundreds of police, fire fighters, state… Read more »
Meuser & Associate is Now Meuser Law Office, P.A.
We’ve undergone a rigorous evaluation of how we are represented as a reflection of how we wish to represent you. Focused, skilled, tenacious…these are qualities you will benefit from as we represent your rights, whether it’s a police officer with… Read more »