MN DOLI evaluation of employee’s saftey in nursing homes

On June 9, 2010, in Getting the System, by Jerry Sisk

The Workplace Safety Consultation (WSC) unit of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry undertook a collaborative project to provide ergonomics assistance to nursing homes to help management and workers reduce ergonomic risk factors and improve the safety of their workplaces. The study can be found here. It was noted in the report that work-related [...]

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How does an injured worker calculate PPD?

On May 28, 2010, in Getting Paid, Permanent Partial Disability (PPD), by Jerry Sisk

The phone call I got not too long ago prompted me to write this post. A potential client calls and he is irate that he was not getting $75,000 for his work injury. I ask him some questions and learn he was given a 4% PPD rating by his treating doctor for his work injury. [...]

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What happens at a Minnesota workers’ compensation hearing?

On April 30, 2010, in Comp Wonk Videos, Getting the System, by Jerry Sisk

Minnesota workers compensation hearings.

Betrayed brotherhood: a union construction workers' compensation program may not be the answer

On December 26, 2008, in Uncategorized, by Jerry Sisk

Tom Lyden at Fox 9 recently reported on problems concerning the Union Compensation Program managed by Wilson McShane. Please note that some people would like to implement a similar type program for all work related injuries in the state. You should also take a look at Steve Baker’s YouTube video and the Fox9 website for [...]


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