The simple answer to this question is: Heck Yes!! As you progress through a typical work comp claim in Minnesota, you will likely be given work restrictions by your treating physician. You may be off work completely for some period of time or you might be able to...
Workers’ Compensation in Grand Rapids and Northern Minnesota
Year: 2012
Types of Settlements in Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Claims
Each day I take a few minutes to review the statistics for this blog to find out how many people are visiting and what type of search terms they are using to find us. The overwhelming number of searches that bring people here involve questions regarding settlements....
Bradt Law Offices Video
Steve Bradt introduces himself and talks about his northern Minnesota law practice in this video
What If Work Comp Refuses to Pay for Surgery on Your Minnesota Work Injury Claim?
As I try to keep this blog updated, I spend part of each day reviewing the search terms that readers are using as they search for information about Minnesota work comp issues. Among the most common search terms I see are searches like this: “The workers’ compensation...
Most Common Minnesota Work Injuries
According to a recent article in Compact, a publication of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, the number of injury and illness cases in Minnesota’s workplaces continued its long-term downward trend. The most recent occupational injury and illness figures...
How Much Is a Permanent Partial Disability Rating Worth in a Minnesota Work Comp Claim?
This is a very common question for someone who is in the work comp system and has been assigned a disability rating by a physician. The rating might come from your own doctor or from a doctor you have seen for an Independent Medical Examination (IME) at the request...
Bradt Law Offices Case Report: Permanent total disability benefits awarded following trial
Type of Case: Workers’ Compensation Legal Issue or Dispute: Permanent total disability (even though our client was still working part-time). Facts: Our client was 57 years old when she went to work on a part-time basis for the employer. She had some history of...
Website Recommendation for Working Men and Women in Minnesota
Bradt Law Offices highly recommends Workday Minnesota as a great source of news and information for working men and women in Minnesota. Workday Minnesota is the result of a partnership between the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service and the working people...
How Long Do Work Comp Wage Loss Benefits Last in Minnesota?
This seems like a pretty simple question and it is. However, the answer is not so simple, because it depends upon a lot of different factors and possibilities. In this post, I will try to offer some general information on how long your wage loss benefits might last,...
The Risks of Not Reporting a Work Injury in Minnesota
A work injury can happen to anyone, at any time. Injuries happen to people on the first day of a new job or after 20 years of injury-free employment. There just isn’t any rhyme or reason to when an injury occurs. An injury can be as trivial as a sprained thumb or as...