Injured Workers Furloughed Due to Covid 19? Can I Get Minnesota Workers Compensation Benefits?

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

I Fell at Work and Hurt Myself. Is This a Minnesota Workers Compensation Injury?

Well yes it clearly was until the Minnesota Supreme Court rewrote decades of sound judicial interpretation of what constitutes an injury in their decision of Dykoff v. Xcel Energy on December 26, 2013.  Now thousands of injured Minnesota workers every year receive notices that their injuries are "not work related" because their jobs do not place them at an increased risk of harm over that which a member of the general public may face.

Well what does that mean?  To you the injured worker it means you have a strong chance of receiving an NOPLD (Notice of Primary Liability Determination) denying your claim.  Insurance companies benefit because they pay less claims, employers benefit because they pay less premiums, lawyers like me benefit because of the increase number of claims fighting to figure out what constitutes "increased risk of harm" results in more fees, and YOU the injured worker lose.  You lose because often you simply give up and walk away or lose because now you have to fight for your delayed benefits.  You are the big loser in this wrong-headed case.

What can you do if your claim is denied?  First contact Atkinson Law Office and then contact your state representative and demand the laws be changed!  Simply click HERE to contact an expert workers compensation attorney at Atkinson Law Office or click HERE to find out the name of your Minnesota state representative or senator.   It's important that you understand that you do not have to pay any upfront costs or fees to hire a Minnesota workers compensation attorney, including expert lawyers with decades of expertise like Atkinson Law Office.  We only get paid by the insurance company if we recover benefits for you.

You can fight this denial and often we overcome the defense and obtain much needed medical treatment, wage loss benefits and assistance keeping or finding a new job.  Like other injured workers who receive these "Dykoff Denials" and call Atkinson Law Office every week, we urge you to contact us today for an always free consultation.  651-333-3636

Thomas Atkinson, Kerry Atkinson & Dana Gerber Once Again Honored By Super Lawyer Magazine.

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 website www.mndisability.com