Minnesota Government Shutdown Sucks

On July 7, 2011, in Government Changes, by David Kempston

On July 5, 2011 I was interviewed by the National Public Radio about the effect of the Minnesota government shutdown on claimants in the workers’ compensation system. After reflecting on that interview, I decided to summarize some of the effects. To begin with, although the Minnesota judicial system remains open, both the Department of Labor [...]

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New IRS Mileage Rate for 2011

On July 5, 2011, in Getting Paid, by Jerry Sisk

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has increased mileage rates for the final six months of 2011.   The IRS normally updates the mileage rates once a year in the fall for the next calendar year. Mileage Rate Changes Here are the mileage rates from 2006 to present. 01/01/2006 44.5 01/01/2007 48.5 01/01/2008 50.5 07/01/2008 58.5 01/01/2009 55.0 [...]

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Minnesota Government Shutdown | T minus 2 days…

On June 29, 2011, in Getting the System, Government Changes, by Jerry Sisk

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 [...]

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Professional Athletes: Minnesota Workers’ Compensation?

On June 13, 2011, in Getting the System, by Jerry Sisk

PPC Injury Tracker Application Professional athletes who suffer injuries while working in Minnesota, may be entitlted to Minnesota workers’ compensation benefits. Professional athletes often times suffer debilitating  injuries in the course of their career. A study in 2003 found that the NFL players were nearly eight times higher to have an injury than that of any other commerical [...]

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