St. Paul attorney Charlene Feenstra, co-chairwoman of the Workers Compensation Committee of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. (Staff photo: Bill Klotz) Editor’s note: “Legal Matters” is a new ...

June 8, 2023 - "Workers' compensation" is broadly considered the umbrella of claims employees can pursue when they're injured at work. Workers' compensation systems were established to provide medical ...

In the early part of the last century, the only legal remedy for a worker injured or killed on the job was to bring a lawsuit against his or her employer to recover medical bills and lost pay. It was ...

Laws passed in 2016 dealing with workers’ compensation and life insurance either went into effect or had key provisions that went into effect on Jan. 1, according to House Public Information Services.

Michigan forces businesses to spend millions of dollars every year on workers' compensation insurance to protect their employees should they be hurt on the job. But does the insurance really protect ...

“Workers’ compensation law involves specific procedural rules that can affect eligibility and benefits,” said Brian Mittman, ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/NSF) -- A new proposal, filed Monday could mean more requirements for injured employees in workers-compensation insurance cases. The bill (SB 1214), filed by Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla ...