How Medical Treatment Can Impact a Personal Injury Claim
You’ve suffered a personal injury. Maybe you slipped and fell leaving your favorite restaurant. Or, you had a little fender bender. These injuries seem so insignificant that you don’t even
You’ve suffered a personal injury. Maybe you slipped and fell leaving your favorite restaurant. Or, you had a little fender bender. These injuries seem so insignificant that you don’t even
Receiving time off work that is covered by workers’ compensation requires that one be injured or disabled in a way that their ability to perform the routine tasks of their
Carpal tunnel is listed among the ten most common workplace injuries, and can be cause for real concern. If you’ve ever suffered from carpal tunnel, then you’re aware of how
Unfortunately, construction workers are at a higher risk of being injured on the job than most other industries. The work environment of construction sites involves loud noises, heavy materials, and
After a work injury, Minnesota law requires the employer and workers’ compensation insurer to provide all medical care and treatment causally related to and reasonable and necessary to cure and
After an injury, the employer and insurer are required to pay for all reasonable, necessary and causally related medical treatment. However, there are limits to the duration and frequency of certain
What is complex regional pain syndrome “CRPS” or reflex sympathetic dystrophy “RSD”? This is a condition that causes pain, swelling and various other symptoms. It can occur in one body
Following a work injury, the injured worker generally possesses the right to pick the treating doctor. It has long been the law that Minnesota employees are given great latitude both in choosing and changing physicians. This choice can be limited, if the employer participates in a certified managed care plan. If that is the case, the employee will be required to pick a physician within the list provided by the plan – unless a documented history of treatment before the injury with that doctor can be demonstrated. Absent a certified plan, however, the employee has the right to choose the doctor who treats the injury.
You have been off work for some time following a work-related injury when you receive a letter from your employer. The letter adds insult to the injury. In it, your
After a Minnesota work related injury, many injured workers assume that the Minnesota employer and workers’ compensation insurer will automatically pay for the injury and the related medical expenses. Unfortunately,
Following a serious work related injury there comes a point when your medical doctors want to determine what your physical capabilities in order to return you to work, evaluate your
Following an admitted injury it is very common for the employer to send the injured employee to “their” doctor. Typically, this is at a facility which deals frequently with injured
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