Common questions and answers are provided by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's COMPACT Newsletter for March 2021. For valuable information about: - what to do if you believe you may have contracted COVID_19 in the workplace; - your employer’s obligations; - your rights if your claim is denied; - work comp benefits available … Continue reading Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Employees Who Contract COVID-19
Work Injuries and Legal Help in the midst of Covid 19
I think we can all agree that the world is a considerably different place today than it was just a year ago. Virtually every business and occupation has been impacted in one fashion or another by the arrival of the coronavirus. As a lawyer representing injured workers in northern Minnesota for more than 36 years, … Continue reading Work Injuries and Legal Help in the midst of Covid 19
Are Work Comp Benefits Available After a COVID-19 Layoff?
Are there work comp benefits available to me? If you have recently been laid off as a result of the COVID-19 virus, or for any other reason, you may wonder if there are any work comp benefits available to you. In other words, if you have previously been injured on the job but were continuing … Continue reading Are Work Comp Benefits Available After a COVID-19 Layoff?
Workers’ Compensation Protection for First Responders and Certain Healthcare Workers Who Contract COVID-19
As a response to the current coronavirus pandemic, the Minnesota legislature has stepped up and enacted a law which affords protection to various groups of individuals who are working on the front lines of the pandemic. This was bipartisan legislation, supported by Governor Walz, which recognizes that the people who provide our health and childcare … Continue reading Workers’ Compensation Protection for First Responders and Certain Healthcare Workers Who Contract COVID-19