Injured at work or suffering from an injury that may be caused or aggravated by your job? Let our expert workers compensation lawyers with over 60 years combined experience help you find answers to your work comp questions including; temporary partial disability, temporary total disability, permanent total disability, medical benefits, layoffs, pain and suffering, retraining, discontinuance of benefits, attorney fees, and light duty work. To speak to a MN work comp expert call 651-333-3636
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We are answering calls from Minnesotans who have been laid off, furloughed and whose jobs have been terminated. To most, unemployment is a short term solution, but for those who have permanent work injuries, workers compensation benefits are the long term solution. You may be eligible for wage loss benefits, assistance in finding work or even free retraining payments that include wage and child care assistance. If you have sustained a work related injury the work comp expert lawyers with Atkinson Gerber Law are meeting new and prospective clients in person, by telephone and video meetings every week. Our large conference rooms and state of the art systems allow in person, video or phone meetings.
We are currently representing many workers who sustained Covid-19 related work injuries. Our lawyers are widely respected experts in Minnesota Workers Compensation. Contact our experts today and you will be able to speak to a lawyer immediately. Contact us today WORKCOMPLAWYERS.COM or call 651-333-3636
Every year Super Lawyers magazine conducts an exhaustive selection process to recognize the very best lawyers in Minnesota. Once again in 2019 our firms founder Tom Atkinson was selected as a workers compensation Super Lawyer. In addition attorney Dana Gerber was selected as a Rising Star. Finally, partner Kerry Atkinson was also recognized as a Super Lawyer. At Atkinson Law Office, ALL of our attorneys are Super Lawyers whereas most of our competitors do not have a single lawyer honored by their peers and judges as Super Lawyers. Finally Kerry Atkinson has once again been recognized by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a "civil trial specialist", one of the very few practicing Minnesota workers compensation experts honored with this recognition.
All of the attorneys at Atkinson Law Office have a unique experience in that we all are former insurance company attorneys. Having formerly represented employers and insurers we have learned ALL of the secrets that we share with our clients to help them maximize their workers compensation benefits. We often receive calls from injured workers who are "kicking the tire" to learn about work comp. We welcome those calls, we encourage those calls. What is surprising is how little most injured workers actually know about their rights to benefits AND how often the insurance company adjusters are improperly paying their claims and benefits. In some cases injured workers like you are being directed to doctors that have secret relationships with the insurance company and aren't really looking out for you. In others they are simply paying you the incorrect vocational rehab and wage benefits.
Every single day our Super Lawyers talk to clients like you and happily give them free advice, recommendations, share some secrets and send them on their way. Unfortunately though more often than not we learn that benefits are being paid improperly or not at all. We offer free consultations and our phones are answered 24 hours day, 7 days every week at 651-333-3636. Learn more about our Super Lawyers and expert workers compensation attorneys at our websitewww.mndisability.com
For years, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was NOT a compensable or payable workers compensation claim in Minnesota even where all parties agreed the condition was related to a work injury. This changed effective October 1, 2013 and in many situations your PTSD may be found to be work related.
What is PTSD?
When someone feels in danger, it’s a natural response to feel afraid. This fear triggers multiple
split second changes in the body to prepare to defend against the danger
or to avoid it. This “fight-or-flight” response is a healthy reaction
meant to protect a person from harm. But in post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), the individuals reaction is changed or damaged. People who have
PTSD may feel stressed or frightened even when they’re no longer in
danger.
PTSD develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical
harm or the threat of physical harm. The person who is diagnosed with PTSD may
have been the one who was harmed, the harm may have happened to a loved
one, or the person may have witnessed a harmful event that happened to
loved ones or even strangers.
What are some symptoms of PTSD?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, there are three primary categories for PTSD.
1. Re-experiencing symptoms
Flashbacks—reliving the trauma over and over, including physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating
Bad dreams
Frightening thoughts.
2. Avoidance symptoms
Staying away from places, events, or objects that are reminders of the experience
Feeling emotionally numb
Feeling strong guilt, depression, or worry
Losing interest in activities that were enjoyable in the past
Having difficulty remembering the dangerous event.
3. Hyperarousal symptoms
Being easily startled
Feeling tense or “on edge”
Having trouble sleeping, and/or having angry outbursts.
If you have been diagnosed with PTSD due a work related injury OR incident, you may be entitled to 100% coverage of your medical costs, wage replacement, and vocational assistance in finding new work or paid retraining. Since the enactment of Minn. Stat. §176.011 in 2013, our firm has represented multiple individuals relative to PTSD claims including a store worker who was robbed at gunpoint and a worker who witnessed a traumatic suicide. The attorneys of Atkinson Law Office have over 45 years combined experience handling injury and workers compensation claims in Minnesota. Each attorney has a minimum of over 20 years experience and are widely recognized as experts in our fields. Experience matters! Contact our office today for a free consultation at 651-333-3636. We represent clients across the entire state of Minnesota. Also visit our website at www.mndisability.com for more information.
You have sustained a Minnesota work related injury. You may live in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Worthington, International Falls or perhaps you don't even live in Minnesota. Our lawyers have handled thousands of workers compensation cases over the past 20 years. During this time we have gained valuable insight and secrets that insurance companies hope you don't find out. How did we find out these secrets? Our lawyers are former insurance company attorneys and many of our staff members are former insurance company employees, including work comp claims adjusters. Some of our staff and lawyers have themselves sustained work related injuries for which they also had to fight insurance companies for their benefits. With our insider information and first hand experience we have compiled a list of secrets very few if any law firms can share. Below are some of the secrets we will share.
You do NOT need to sign a blanket employment and medical release for insurance companies in all cases.
Insurance companies will often have their staff nurses and doctors call your physicians and try to convince them to limit your treatment and lift your restrictions. You can refuse to allow this.
Nurse case managers are NOT neutral. They work solely for the insurance company to limit your treatment and rush your return to work. You can prohibit them from working on your file.
You have the right to chose the QRC. Some QRCs are actually employee's of the insurance company. Can they really be neutral? You can and MUST chose your own QRC.
These are just some of the Secrets From A Former Insurance Company Attorney we can share with you online. Contact attorneys Tom Atkinson or Kerry Atkinson to schedule a free consultation to learn even more secrets. There is never a fee unless we recover benefits for you. Visit our website at www.mndisability.com or call 651-333-3636 today.
