January 3, 2014
Minnesota Supreme Court reverses appeals court's Dykhoff decisionThe 2013 Dykhoff decision provides insight into what it means for an injury to “arise out of” employment, making it eligible for workers’ compensation benefits.
December 23, 2013
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.
August 26, 2013
Police officer’s mental injury might have been compensable under amended Minnesota workers’ compensation lawMinnesota law previously did not allow workers' compensation benefits for mental injuries unless they caused or were accompanied by physical injuries.
August 14, 2013
First ‘GINA’ lawsuit settled by EEOCThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settled the first lawsuit it had filed under the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
May 27, 2013
Summer can increase schools' workers' comp exposureAt schools, the summer months can present high potential for workers' compensation exposure, because wage-loss benefits can drag out longer than they would otherwise.
