The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has established a new Office of Workers’ Compensation Ombudsman to provide advice and assistance to employees and small businesses. “Our goal is to help injured workers and small businesses who are having problems navigating the workers’ compensation system,” said Ken Peterson, DLI commissioner. He said the ombudsman [...]
With the clock ticking closer to July 1st we can only expect at this point a government shutdown. Unfortunately for the injured worker this may mean a disruption in their workers compensation benefits. Without government services through the Department of Labor and Industry and Office of Administrative Hearings injured workers will not be able to [...]
You were injured at work, but for some reason the workers’ compensation insurer has denied your claim. At this time, you are now faced with a question that many injured workers face. What do I do now? A majority of these injured worker’s retain an attorney to assist them in fighting for their entitlement to [...]
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