How Do I Protect My Workers' Compensation Rights?
Workers' compensation law in Minnesota is designed to provide medical and lost-wage benefits to employees injured during the course of and/or arising from their employment. If you are injured at work, you should take all necessary steps to assert your Workers' Compensation claim and protect yourself in order to collect the benefits to which you are entitled under Minnesota's worker' ‘compensation laws, including:
Make sure that your employer is immediately notified of your injury or injuries. If possible, a written report should be filed. Never attempt to hide an injury. If you fail to report an injury, it will seriously deter later efforts to collect under Minnesota law.
Note that an occupational disease is completely different, in legal terms, from an injury. Occupational diseases must therefore be approached with a different workers' compensation claim strategy.
Seek medical help immediately. This will document your symptoms and injuries if they should come into dispute.
As soon as possible, seek the advice of an attorney who is experienced in handling workers’ compensation claims.
Rosengren Kohlmeyer represents injured Minnesotans in their workers’ compensation claims on a contingent-fee basis. This means you pay a fee only if an award of compensation is made. To put it another way: If we don’t get you compensated, we don’t get compensated. We invite you to contact us for a free consultation to learn more.
If you need help determining if you have a workers' compensation case or if you are not sure what to do, contact Rosengren Kohlmeyer. This consultation is free and without obligation.