Although the law controls the specific amounts duration and types of benefits in effect at the time of the injury, there are 4 main types of benefits available to an injured worker.
Minnesota uses a workers’ compensation fee schedule for determining the amount payable to a medical provider for services rendered. The NCCI (National Council on Compensation Insurance) released a study on the effectiveness of the workers’ compensation fee schedule in various states. The full report can be read here.
Following an admitted injury it is very common for the employer to send the injured employee to “their” doctor. Typically, this is at a facility which deals frequently with injured workers. For many injured workers, although the doctor may be treating them, it is still not their doctor. In fact, they had no choice or [...]
One of the most common work related injuries I see as a Minnesota attorney are back injuries. For many, these types of injuries are only soft tissue which ultimately resolve over time. However, some back injuries are more serious. The more serious injuries are typically herniations or bulging disks in the spine. These work injuries [...]
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