November 17, 2025
School employees: Facilitate, don’t participateEmployers may not be aware that their employees are at risk of injury when they participate in activities, coach or supervise others.
SFM-The Work Comp Experts
November 17, 2025
School employees: Facilitate, don’t participateEmployers may not be aware that their employees are at risk of injury when they participate in activities, coach or supervise others.
November 17, 2025
How SFM makes the premium audit process easierSFM works to make the workers’ compensation premium audit process easy for policyholders.
October 20, 2025
Injuries while entering and leaving the workplace: A primerState law requires that employers provide safe, well-maintained and accessible routes for employees to and from their parked vehicles into their place of work.
September 3, 2025
Minnesota Paid Leave law and work compEffective Jan. 1, 2026, a new Minnesota Paid Leave law goes into effect. See how it interacts with workers' compensation.
August 20, 2025
Legal aspects to strain and sprain injuriesJohn Hollick, Chief Defense Counsel at SFM’s in-house law firm, outlined the legal issues that can arise from these injuries and their impact on workers’ compensation benefits.
August 15, 2025
Are employees compensated when injured while violating company rules?Employers are can be frustrated to learn that employees injured while violating company safety rules can still receive workers’ compensation benefits in some cases.
August 15, 2025
Hands-free driving: Safety and the lawA new hands-free driving law went into effect in Iowa on July 1, 2025, highlighting legal aspects of safe driving.
August 15, 2025
Independent contractors and work comp liabilityIf you hire a subcontractor that lacks the proper workers’ compensation coverage — or doesn’t qualify as an independent contractor — it could put you at risk for liability if a work injury occurs, depending on which state the work is being performed in.
February 17, 2025
Avoiding litigation: ways to prevent disputes that land claims in courtWhen an attorney gets involved in a workers’ compensation claim, it can increase claim costs and harm outcomes for everyone involved. There are a number of steps that employers can take to prevent the kinds of scenarios that cause workers to seek representation from an attorney.
January 23, 2025
Workers’ comp exemptions for MN small business owners and familiesMinnesota law allows employers to exclude certain types of employees from coverage, such as small business owners and their close relatives.
