Minnesota Workplace Injuries
Under Minnesota workers compensation law, if you are hurt on the job, you are entitled to benefits with very few exceptions. These benefits usually exist regardless of who is at fault. Unlike personal injuries outside of the workplace, in most instances, Minnesota work comp law provides benefits to injured workers regardless of negligence. If you are uncertain whether your injury is related to your employment, contact one of our attorneys today.
- Aggravation Injury
- Mental Injury
- Occupational Disease Injury
- Psychological Injury
- Repetitive Trauma Injuries
- Work Related Accidents
Acute Injuries
The most common type of work-related injuries are usually specific, or acute, in nature. This means that most Minnesotans who are hurt at work suffer their injury in an accident, in an act of exertion, or in some kind of traumatic event. This often leads to back injuries, broken bones, neck problems, and other varieties of muscular and skeletal injuries. If you are hurt in an accident at work, it is very important that you seek immediate medical treatment to protect your health and to preserve your legal rights. Too often employees injured on the job try to “tough it out” or ignore their injury.
Repetitive Stress Injuries
Sometimes employees are not hurt in a specific incident at work, but instead, develop their injury over time. Some examples of these types of injuries include Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tennis Elbow, knee problems, shoulder injuries, and neck and spine problems. In Minnesota work comp law, these types of injuries are often compensable. Whether an injury that develops over time is compensable depends on whether it was caused by the performance of your job duties. To determine whether your long-term injury is related to your job call us today at one of our two Twin Cities locations.
Occupational disease
Another type of work injury in Minnesota can be occupational diseases. Occupational diseases are something other than ordinary disease of life such as the common cold or the flu. They are serious medical conditions that arise from exposure to hazards in the workplace. The most notable examples are disease caused by exposure to asbestos or hazardous chemicals. There must be a causal connection between the onset of the disease and your employment. If you think you have a disease caused by your employment or something you were exposed to at work you should contact an attorney to evaluate the compensability of your claim.
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I like lawyers more now due to my experience with your firm. I was always treated with respect. There were no surprises. Very responsive. Ben and I marched lockstep. I was treated fairly under the law. I would be back if ever needed. Thank you all. You made a difference in my life.
Had first rate service and communication from Scott and his team from day one,they took care of me,i highly recommend them!
From the onset Scott Kruger was courteous, professional, genuinely concerned, and in the end very successful in managing my case. He carefully guided me through the most traumatic, and uncertain times of my many years. Not only do I consider him a fine, principled attorney, I now consider him a friend.
I really enjoyed working with Scott and his assistants. I enjoyed the quick service the respect and the courtesy shown. I really enjoyed the compassion show to my brother who is developmentally disabled. Especially when we came into the office for the zoom call with the judge. It is just so nice to see how they treat people with disabilities. Scott is such a great attorney and he is recommended highly. I will always recommend both the law firm and Scott for our future cases that I know people if they have any personal injury cases and your law firm for any services and any future services I need I will be coming to you first. I have a workman’s comp case. I’m working on now for myself and if I would have known about you 2 years ago I probably would have came to you guys first.
I am not much of a review writer however, this one had to be written. I cannot say enough about Jessica W. Jessica is the paralegal I work with on my case at H&L. She is professional, attentive and showed genuine care when working with me. I thought customer care was a lost art but Jessica made me believe again. Not one call went unanswered and there were many. She ALWAYS made me feel like she was actually listening and followed up on any and all things related to my case. I would recommend H&L simply for the care that is taken! Thank you Jessica! My case is over and settled and I am grateful for that! I will miss chatting with you! Keep up the good work my friend.
Scott has been the best lawyer! I experienced my first ever auto accident followed by a year of recovering. I had never gone through a lawsuit process before and I honestly had no idea where to begin let alone what that looked like. He informed me from not only the beginning in our consultation but the entire journey until the end and understood my situation wholeheartedly. I pray to never have to experience a situation like this again and I could not be more appreciative! If you can relate from my situation or even if yours is a little different- I highly recommend even at the very least consulting with him. I cannot thank you enough Scott!!
I can’t express enough about my experience with my Attorney Scott Kruger. He stood by me from the first day. Came to the accident, the hospital, and follow up at home. Continued to work forward for me every step of the way. It’s been a long haul and he’s always kept me informed and always been transparent about my case. Thanks to a great attorney my case got settled and I’m very greatful for my settlement and all his hard devoted work, and his team.
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Employees suffering from work injuries often hire our firm even before a dispute arises. This allows us to monitor the case and provide free legal advice. We do not charge a fee unless there has been a dispute on your claim. Once a dispute arises we don’t collect a fee unless we obtain a favorable result for you.
Protecting Your Job
It is against the law to fire someone in Minnesota for filing a workers’ compensation claim. However, we sometimes encounter employers or managers who either don’t understand the law or choose not to obey it. The attorneys at Heimerl & Lammers will monitor your case if you have a work related injury, and we will do our best to protect your rights and your job.
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