The Workers Compensation Research Institute released its 14th study on the workers’ compensation programs in 16 states and Minnesota’s was one of them. The study looked at how they all compare to one another and how they have evolved over time. The purpose of the report is to help policymakers and others involved in state… Read more »
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Number and Frequency of Minnesota Workers Compensation Claims Decrease
From 2010 to 2011, the number of workers compensation claims in Minnesota slightly fell, but there was a small increase in the cost per claim during that same time period, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. The frequency of the claims fell to 4/6 claims for every 100 full-time employees in 2011…. Read more »
The Special Compensation Fund Releases Minnesota’s 2013 Assessment
The Special Compensation Fund, or SCF, is what funds the workers compensation Minnesota workers receive when they have been injured on the job. There are many things that are funded by the SCF, such as 70 percent of the assessment dollars going toward second-injury and supplementary programs. The Workers’ Compensation Division of the Department of… Read more »
Minnesota Corrections Employees Falling Through the Workers’ Compensation Cracks
State corrections employees in the State of Minnesota are facing a challenge when it comes to their workers’ compensation. Minnesota workers are to receive when they are injured while at work. Law enforcement officers, corrections officers, and firefighters put themselves in harm’s way and some wonder whether or not the laws need to change. For… Read more »
Major Changes to Workers’ Compensation in Minnesota
On May 16, a bill was signed by Governor Dayton that changes the way that workers’ compensations have been handled over the past thirty years. The law now recognizes mental injuries, whereas it didn’t before. The following are changes in the workers’ compensation Minnesota injured workers are entitled to if they become injured on the… Read more »
Employers Must Pay Workers’ Comp Benefits to Minnesota’s Surviving Same-Sex Spouses
On August 1st, Minnesota’s gay couples rushed to wed, according to the Department of Labor and Industry. They said this because it has resulted in employers now being responsible for paying to same-sex surviving spouses the workers compensation Minnesota workers and their families are entitled to receive when the covered spouse was injured or killed… Read more »
Minnesota Social Security Disability Cases Up 50 Percent
The Social Security Disability is moving toward insolvency a little faster than what was initially projected. In fact, it is said that it is expected to go into the red in 2016. The program is supported by paycheck deductions, but it is still expected to be insolvent in 2 ½ years and the claims around… Read more »
Minnesota Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $400,000
After an inmate’s death, the Minnesota Department of Corrections agreed to pay the family $400,000 in their wrongful death suit against the state. In the case, St. Paul native, Xaviu Scullark-Johnson, 27, died alone in his cell while suffering a bout of seizures all night long. Xavius was also schizophrenic. Prison medical records showed that… Read more »
Minnesota is Making Changes in Workers’ Compensation
2013 has been marked as the year Minnesota will see changes in workers’ compensation. More mental illness claims will be allowed and the benefits are going to go up. It was announced on June 14 that the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill that contained changes to Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system. This is a system… Read more »
Is Social Security Really as Solvent as Some Say?
With fiscal cliff negotiations not exactly going the way that many would have hoped, Social Security is something that has been on the minds of many. Social Security is an important benefit for people who have worked and retired or who have become disabled and are unable to work anymore. People are filing claims all… Read more »