Most Minnesota employers are required by law to carry workers' compensation insurance to protect their employees who are injured on the job or who develop a work-related disease. However, there are some instances where the coverage can be denied. One such circumstance...
When Minnesota workers are injured on the job, they will likely be entitled to workers' compensation benefits under their employer's coverage. However, employees must ensure that their injury was work-related and that they were covered by the employer's insurance...
Mark Twain famously warned against "lies, damned lies, and statistics." And it is certainly true that numbers don't capture all of reality and can be misleading. But is also true that numbers, when properly interpreted, can reveal a lot about something. This is...
A visit by an Occupational Safety and Health Administration official can make any Minnesota business owner feel concerned and anxious. However, there are certain ways business operators can make sure they're prepared for an OSHA inspection. Because OSHA inspectors...
Every workplace has its own hazards. One of our law firm's past clients worked as a UPS delivery agent. He potentially faced a new workplace hazard with every new delivery, depending on fluctuations in the weather, changes in traffic conditions, or other variables....
As businesses grow alongside an increase in demand, workplace safety becomes a bigger issue that the owners must assess. Minnesota employers must not assume that only hard labor is cause for concern because even office tasks could lead to worker injuries. There are...
The state of Minnesota has adopted federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements for reporting hospitalizations and amputations with the difference that such injuries are reported at a state rather than a federal level. OSHA instituted the...
When employers in Minnesota and across the country strive to make safer workplaces, they show that they value the health and lives of their employees. However, some companies may not realize the importance of this issue until an employee is severely injured or killed...
Many Minnesota residents likely suffer from work-related hearing loss. In fact, work-related hearing loss is more common than any other work-related injury that affects workers in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that hazardous...
A construction team was working through the afternoon last week in the small town of Waite Park, near St. Cloud, when they heard a yell and a crash. The crane operator had been attempting to move a light pole when the entire crane tipped over with the worker still...