Workers Compensation Attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act Benefits

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Workers compensation is very limited in terms of the type of benefits it provides. And the reason that the benefits are limited as opposed to a personal injury claim, which my partners typically handle at our law firm, workers compensation has a limited scope of coverage. The reason for that is that it is a no fault system. You cannot sue your employer for fault. You cannot go in front of a jury and ask a jury of your peers to provide you with fair and reasonable compensation for all of your injuries.

Instead, you go in front of a workers compensation judge and ask for wage loss if I’m out of work for a period of time, wage loss if I go back to work making less money, assistance in finding a job through the rehabilitation process. And if I have a permanent injury, I am entitled to permanent disability benefits. But they’re very limited in scope, they don’t fully compensate an injures worker so we have always taken the position here at my law firm in our practice that every single benefit is critically important to get our clients through this very difficult time.

Minneapolis workers’ compensation attorney Mark Olive discusses benefits of the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act.

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