Fields Law Firm Minnesota Job Injury & Workers Compensation Attorneys

Helping people who have work related injuries with employer retaliation, wage loss benefits, medical care, denials, administrative conferences, appeals, delayed wage benefits, denied medical care and more...

Fields Law Firm, the Minnesota workers compensation attorneys and trial lawyers, is recognized as one of Minnesota's most hard working and experienced workers' rights and personal injury law firms, solely devoting its practice to representing individuals who have been injured. The work injury attorneys at the Fields Law Firm are dedicated to protecting your interests and handling your workers' compensation case with personal attention, aggressive advocacy, professionalism, and compassion.

We understand that sustaining work related injuries can be financially and emotionally stressful. If you have been denied worker's compensation benefits, we can help you through the appeals process so you can start receiving your rightfully owed medical care, lost wages and vocational rehabilitation benefits. We frequently represent Minnesota workers who are denied medical benefits or denied the right to consult their own doctor. Our workers compensation attorneys know Minnesota workers comp law and will work hard to protect your rights. If you have been fired because of a work injury or your employer's insurance company is denying your workers compensation claim you have rights and we can help.

Fields Law Firm founder Steve Fields has been recognized by his peers as an experienced and successful personal injury attorney. He has been protecting the rights of injured victims throughout Minnesota for over a decade.

Work Accident Overview

Minnesota Workers Compensation (sometimes called workers comp, work comp, workman's comp or workmens compensation) information is important to all Minnesota employees and every qualified injured worker. Fields Law Firm can help you through the Department of Administrative Hearings process so you can begin receiving your lost wages, medical care and vocational rehabilitation benefits.

If you were injured on the job in Minnesota your employer must complete a first report of injury after being notified that you were hurt while working. If you fail to notify your employer in a timely manner you may lose your right to worker compensation benefits.

Injured workers often are faced with employer retaliation in the form of wrongful discharge – firing an employee for seeking workers' compensation benefits. Retaliation on the job following an injury can come in many forms including: hostile work environment, failing to start a work comp claim, demotion and unwarranted disciplinary action.

In Minnesota, workers compensation claims are typically handled through the administrative process which has a special set of rules and laws rather than through the court system. In certain situations, an employee who is suffers a workplace injury can file a lawsuit. For example, if a work injury was caused by defective equipment the employee may be able to file a lawsuit against the manufacturer or seller of the product.

The Minnesota Workers compensation attorneys at Fields Law Firm are there to ensure that injured workers get the maximum wage loss benefits based on the employees average weekly wage.

Injured Minnesota employees may qualify for vocational rehabilitation services if your employer is unable to provide suitable work that is within your work restrictions. You can ask for vocational rehab at any time and request a consultation with a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) who can help write a rehabilitation plan and coordinate rehabilitation services.

Work Related Injury Medical Care

Often a workers' compensation insurance company denies or stops an injured employee from seeing a doctor or receiving therapy for their injuries. If this has happened to you, we can help make sure you get the medical care you need and are entitled to under Minnesota law instead of what the insurance company thinks you should have.

Retraining Injured Workers

Fields Law Firm worker's compensation lawyers have experience working with employees injured in work accidents who are unable to return to return to work because of their injuries. If your employer is unable to offer you work within your restrictions you may be eligible for retraining as part of your rehabilitation plan.

Minnesota Worker Compensation Laws

Special laws and regulations cover employee rights when injured on the job. The workers compensation system in Minnesota is based on balancing injured workers right to wage and medical benefits with a limited right to bring a lawsuit against the employer. Under Minnesota Statutes §176.021, every employer is responsible for paying compensation in every case where a worker is injured or died in the course of employment.

The Minnesota Department of Labor handles many different aspects of workers' compensation claims. Some of the many services provided include: the management of the workers' compensation claim files, providing a hotline to respond to questions from injured workers and employers, vocational rehabilitation services and administration of work comp claims for injured employees when their employers did not carry the required workers' compensation insurance or have gone bankrupt.