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Do You Know the Rule? Minn. Examinations
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. Examinations

Eagan, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the North Star State, an injured employee must submit to an examination by the employer's physician if the employer requests it. Here are some other rules regarding examinations in Minnesota. […]
Social Worker’s Evidence Connects Details of Client’s Murdering Someone to Job-related PTSD
Social Worker’s Evidence Connects Details of Client’s Murdering Someone to Job-related PTSD

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What does it take for a worker in Minnesota to establish that she experienced PTSD because of her job? That was the question the state's top court faced in Tea v. […]
Glossary Check: The Meaning of ‘Employee’ in Minnesota
Glossary Check: The Meaning of ‘Employee’ in Minnesota

St. Paul, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A bedrock principle in workers' compensation law is that benefits are may be due when an "employee" is injured on the job. So just who exactly is an employee? Here's […]
Clerk’s Icy Slip doesn’t Lead to TBI Finding
Clerk’s Icy Slip doesn’t Lead to TBI Finding

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Even though spring is in the air across the country, weather-related safety should be top of mind no matter the season. Although the worker in Zabel v. Gustavus Adolphus College, No. […]
3 Dead, Others Wounded, Responding to ‘Domestic Violence’ Call in Minnesota
3 Dead, Others Wounded, Responding to ‘Domestic Violence’ Call in Minnesota

Burnsville, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials said two police officers and one first responder were dead, and numerous other officers were injured after responding to a call that for a “family in danger” in Minnesota Sunday. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. Protections for Medical Cannabis
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. Protections for Medical Cannabis

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Minnesota, there is a presumption that a patient enrolled in the registry program created by state law or a Tribal medical cannabis program patient is engaged in the authorized use […]
Glossary Check: Minn. Definitions on Courts, Filings, Etc.
Glossary Check: Minn. Definitions on Courts, Filings, Etc.

St. Paul, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you were looking to expand your North Star State vocabulary, look no farther. We have terms you might encounter in Minnesota when making your way through the enforcement part […]
Icy Slip Leads to PTD Benefits for Minn. Worker
Icy Slip Leads to PTD Benefits for Minn. Worker

Morris, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Taking some extra time to prep for wintery conditions may help keep employees safe and keep employers away from workers' compensation claims. As a nursing facility learned in Trebil v. Legacy […]