Minnesota employees might be wondering whether they are able to select their own doctor when they file a claim for workers' compensation benefits. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has addressed this issue. Your own doctor A work-related injury may...
Month: January 2021
The country’s most dangerous jobs
While statistics are not available for 2020 yet, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the numbers of workplace injuries for 2019 in December. They found that 2019 followed the trend for the last seven years of increased workplace fatalities. In 2019, deaths reached...
Why have fatal workplace injuries increased in recent years?
Most people in Minnesota think that workplace injuries have decreased with time. In a broad sense, that's true; things are much safer for workers today than they were a hundred years ago. But in 2019, there was an uptick in injuries leading to death on the job...
How to stay safe while working in cold weather
If you're working outdoors in Minnesota during the winter season, you'll likely be completing tasks in a cold environment. In some cases, you could experience hypothermia or frostbite in a matter of minutes if you aren't properly prepared to be in an outdoor...
