Workers’ compensation claims drop from 1997

According to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, the number of workers’ compensation claims fell from 8.7 per 100 full-time workers in 1997 to 4.9 per 100 workers in 2010. The labor commissioner attributes this to Minnestoa’s safer workplace environments.

The report released today also shows that paid workers’ compensation claims fell 43 percent between 1997 and 2010. However, medical treatment for workplace injuries increased the annual cost per claim by more than five percent above wages since 1997.

In 2010, the workers’ compensation system was at its lowest since 1997 at $1.25 per $100 of payroll.

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job and is now struggling to secure the workers’ compensation benefits they need, contact the  workers’ compensation attorneys at Robert Wilson & Associates today at (612) 334-3444.