Minneapolis Minnesota workers’ compensation lawyers Blog

A security hospital in St. Peter was recently cited by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) due to recurring safety issues in the facility. These issues are reported as risking the health and safety of staff and patients, the St. Peter Herald published on August 15. Though OSHA recognized the safety improvement of the Minnesota […] Read more

A crane operator in Mower County suffered from injuries on August 8 due to a crane malfunction, an article of postbulletin.com reported. The incident happened at around 7:00 a.m. when the automatic safety feature of the 310-foot crane of Dawes Rigging and Crane Rental malfunctioned.  The crane operator, whose name was withheld, was taken to […] Read more

Three inmates have been indicted after they attacked two Sherburne County Jail officers. Prosecutors stated that the two correctional officers suffered multiple injuries after they were ganged up on by the three inmates inside Sherburne County Jail on February 8. The defendants used pepper spray and a chair. The assault suspects were identified as Native […] Read more

Three finalists, one of which will replace the Honorable Thomas L. Johnson once his term is up, for the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals were named by Governor Mark Dayton last Friday. According to Dayton’s statement, Judges Bradley J. Behr, Manuel J. Cervantes, and Philip B. Moosbrugger will be undergoing an interview process in […] Read more

A new report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute published this week reveals that one in 12 injured workers who were prescribed narcotics are still using them three to six months later. The report shows that most doctors do not follow recommended treatment guidelines, such as monitoring services to prevent abuse, for workers who are […] Read more

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 […] Read more

According to researchers for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, lack of can cause workplace injuries and even illness. About 30 percent of American workers as of 2000 did not get enough sleep, up from 24 percent in the 1980s. Lack or inefficient sleep can be contributed to factors such as working irregular […] Read more

Because Minnesota’s state government was recently shut down, many workers’ compensation claims have been left up in the air with workers questioning whether or not they will be receiving the benefits that they deserve. Disputed workers’ comp claims are usually mediated by government officials. However, during the government shutdown, mediation for workers’ comp disputes was […] Read more

A report recently issued by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry shows that workers’ comp claims in Minnesota decreased by 44 percent from the years 1997-2009. However, despite this drastic decrease in claims, there has been a 40 percent increase in worker disputes. Despite disputes increasing, many think that things are improving for Minnesota […] Read more

Legislation to end workers’ compensation recently went to the Senate in Illinois after being approved by a Senate committee. The bill hopes to end workers’ compensation so that fraudulent workers’ compensation cases are decreased. The bill was approved in a 9-6 vote in the Senate Executive Committee. If the bill is approved once again on […] Read more