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Cultural differences may play a role in workers’ compensation decisions
Many minority groups including Latinos share a lot of the same values including unquestioning respect and deference to authority figures such as work supervisors, foremen, business owners and they like, and they won’t disagree or question a person in authority. Latinos, generally, are not likely to trust employers, especially if they are non-Latino. They don’t want [...]
Workers’ Compensation Policy Summit
Last week the Workers’ Compensation Policy Summit was held at Grand View Lodge. The following is an article that was posted on Workcompcentral concerning the policy summit. Minnesota Labor and Management Commissioner Steve Sviggum believes last week’s workers’ compensation policy summit helped focus attention on concerns in the state’s workers’ compensation system – and he hopes [...]
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03 July 2009
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Cultural differences may play a role in workers’ compensation decisions
01 July 2009
Many minority groups including Latinos share a lot of the same values including unquestioning respect and deference to authority figures such as work supervisors, foremen, business owners and they like, and they won’t disagree or question a person in authority. Latinos, generally, are not likely to trust employers, especially if they are non-Latino. They don’t want [...]
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Workers’ Compensation Policy Summit
26 June 2009
Last week the Workers’ Compensation Policy Summit was held at Grand View Lodge. The following is an article that was posted on Workcompcentral concerning the policy summit. Minnesota Labor and Management Commissioner Steve Sviggum believes last week’s workers’ compensation policy summit helped focus attention on concerns in the state’s workers’ compensation system – and he hopes [...]
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The Minnesota workers’ compensaton process
24 June 2009
The following was taken from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Website. I think it does a nice job of illustrating what takes place during the workers’ compensation process. Incidentally, I would recommend that you consult with an attorney as early as possible in the process. Most injuries are soft tissue and resolve within [...]
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Minnesota firefighters injured on the job are protected under the law
22 June 2009
In February of 2008, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepared a report titled, Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries in 2004. According to the report, there were 1,148,800 firefighters (career: 323,350, volunteer: 825,450) in the United States. Of those firefighters, there are about 18,000 in Minnesota. About 1,800 of them are career fire fighters and about 16,200 [...]
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What are these abbrevations in work comp?
19 June 2009
In the age of text messaging it seems that everyone is using abbreviations to get their message across. Minnesota workers’ compensation is no exception to the use of abbreviations. Minnesota workers’ compensation has its own vernacular which means it can be confusing to those who are not familiar with the terms. The following is a short [...]
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