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MN PERA, MSRS or TRA Retirement Benefits and Workers’ Compensation Permanent Total Disability: Have You Been Underpaid?
Historically, Minnesota workers’ compensation permanent total disability benefits were subject to offset based on a disabled employee’s receipt of “old age and survivors insurance benefits.” Minn. Stat. § 176.101, Subd. 4. The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals traditionally interpreted this statute to… Read more »
PERA Duty Disability – Timing is Everything! Separating After You’re Approved
Meuser Law Office, P.A. has proudly and successfully represented hundreds of police officers and firefighters throughout the state of Minnesota for PERA disability and workers’ compensation claims for injuries sustained in the line of duty. Coordinating all the different types of benefits… Read more »
PTSD IS Covered Under Minnesota PERA
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a very serious and very common illness that is suffered by many of our Minnesota police officers. In our practice at Meuser Law Office, P.A., we are seeing more and more police officers who have experienced… Read more »
MN PERA Police and Fire Plan Retirement Benefits and Workers’ Compensation Permanent Total Disability: Have You Been Underpaid?
Minnesota’s disabled police officers and firefighters are often eligible for disability benefits – either duty or regular – through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) Police and Fire Plan. However, there are certain age and service limitations regulating who can apply for… Read more »
PERA Police and Fire Plan Benefits: Don’t Apply for the Wrong Type of Benefit!
Meuser Law Office, P.A. has proudly and successfully represented hundreds of police officers and firefighters throughout the state of Minnesota for PERA disability and workers’ compensation claims for in-the-line-of-duty injuries. Coordinating all the different types of benefits available to injured police officers… Read more »
Why Minn. Stat. § 176.021, Subd. 7 Should Be Repealed
If you have been through the Minnesota workers’ compensation system, you are probably well aware of the fact that it’s not always fair to injured workers. In fact, in many respects, the deck is stacked against injured workers. Nothing is… Read more »
Meet a Coon Rapids Fire Captain Whose Life Changed While In The Line Of Duty
Meuser Law Office, P.A. is honored to have represented Ken Boelter, a Fire Captain in Coon Rapids for 16 years. On a beautiful fall day, Ken and his crew were called to action when a house fire broke out. On… Read more »
Applying for PERA Duty Disability
When you are applying for a Police Officer and Firefighter Plan PERA Duty Disability benefit, it is important to know that there are some very complicated rules that apply. If your attorney is not aware of some of these rules, it can… Read more »
De-Mystifying Minnesota Workers’ Comp: The Average Weekly Wage
In Minnesota, workers’ compensation wage loss is always calculated based on the employee’s average weekly wage (AWW) at the time of the injury. Wage loss benefits are usually the most valuable portion of a Minnesota workers’ compensation claim. As such, it… Read more »
Discovery Disclosure in Minnesota Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Claims
Do I have to turn over my private medical and financial information to the insurance company as part of my Minnesota workers’ compensation or personal injury claim? We frequently get calls from our Minnesota personal injury and workers’ compensation clients wondering why they must… Read more »