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OSHA has developed final "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence
OSHA has developed final "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers" and draft guidelines for night retail establishments. The intent of the guidelines is to educate employers on finding ways to provide a more secure work environment. Consequently, OSHA hopes that employers will voluntarily implement workplace violence protection programs. Workplace violence has emerged as an important safety issue in today's workplaces. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) fatality data, assaults and violent acts caused 20 percent of the fatal occupational injuries in the United States in 1994.

 



Minnesota Worker's Compensation Lawyers are attorneys who specialize in Workers Compensation law and all aspects relating to that field.

Workers' Compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with fixed monetary compensation; thus, eliminating the need for frivolous litigation. But sometimes companies and private employers subvert these laws and fail to pay sufficient money to those injured or disabled on the job.

 
Occupational Injurys & Illnesses by Indu    
 
 
Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers in Minnesota
Agriculture 23
Mining 14.1
Construction 21.4
Mfg Durable Goods 166.6
Mfg Nondurable Goods 178.5
Transportation 32
Wholesale Trade 13
Retail Trade 20.9
Finance/Ins/Real Est 31.8
Services 40.6

Source: state health profiles occupational CDC
 

A total of 4.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces during 2002, resulting in a rate of 5.3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

If you or anyone you know has been injured while working on the job and your employer has failed to give you sufficient funds, contact our Minnesota Workers Compensation Lawyers. We will handle your case with a high standard of quality.

Common topics related to the field of Workers Compensation Law include:

  • Personal Injury
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Wrongful Death
  • Truck Accidents
  • Construction Accidents
  • Employment Discrimination
  • OSHA

Contact our Minnesota Workers Compensation Lawyers today and receive a free case review!

 
Minnesota Audio & Video    
 
  Calif. Near Deal on Worker's Comp Reform
Audio, RM, 32 Kbps, 2:05, 4/15/2004

Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic state legislators appear close to an agreement on a tentative plan to reform the state's troubled workers' compensation insurance system. Critics say the proposed plan's limitations do not help the already stressed workers' comp system.
Source: National Public Radio
 
 
Minnesota External Sites    
 
 

State Law
MINNESOTA Workers' Compensation State law may deny compensation benefits if the employee's intoxication is the proximate cause of the injury.
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs - State Wo
MINNESOTA Scott Brener, Commissioner Division of Workers' Compensation Department of Labor and Industry 443 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 551

 


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A Guide to the Vocationally Handicapped Provisions of the Workers' Disability Compensation Act
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Workers Compensation Attorney.com Terms

 


Today's Terms

Subpoena

Definition:
A document that requires a witness to appear at a hearing. There must be an Application for Adjudication on file for a subpoena to be valid.

Settlement

Definition:
A workers' compensation cases may be settled in one of two ways, by a Compromise and Release (C&R) or by a Stipulation with Request for Award (Stip). A C&R usually settles all outstanding issues in a claim for a single lump sum payment. A Stipulation may leave certain issues open, such as future medical treatment and/or vocational rehabilition.

Vocational Rehabilitation

Definition:
This benefit assists qualified injured workers in returning to work.

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Workers' Comp. Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Workers' Comp.:

  • Personal Injury
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Wrongful Death
  • Truck Accidents

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Minnesota Workers-Compensation Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Workers-Compensation attorney you should contact our Workers-Compensation Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Andover
  • Anoka
  • Austin
  • Bemidji
  • Brainerd
  • Burnsville
  • Circle Pines
  • Cottage Grove
  • Eden Prairie
  • Elk River
  • Faribault
  • Hastings
  • Lakeville
  • Mankato
  • Minneapolis
  • Moorhead
  • Osseo
  • Owatonna
  • Rochester
  • Saint Cloud
  • Saint Paul
  • Stillwater
  • Winona
 


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