Employment Issues

Changes to Vocational Rehabilitation

July 9, 2010

The goal of the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation system is to successfully return injured workers to the work force. To this end, Minnesota uses a vocational rehabilitation system that utilizes qualified rehabilitation consultants (QRC), job placement vendors, and when appropriate retraining plans, to insure that injured workers not only return to work, but are successful when [...]

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Will I Lose My Job If I File A Workers’ Compensation Claim?

June 4, 2010

With today’s economy many workers’ are hesitant to file a workers’ compensation claim for fear of losing their job. In a time when jobs are hard to come by, and there are hundreds of able bodied workers to take your place, who can blame you? However, you have an unquestionable legal right to file a [...]

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