A workplace injury can turn your life upside down. Recovery can take months to years, or never fully happen depending on the injury. During this time, you likely are not able to work. Light duty may be an option if you are lucky. Once you are ready to go back to work,...
In the workplace, many different things can go wrong, and violations take various forms. For example, an employee may be subjected to a wage and hour violation, such as unpaid overtime, or they could experience discrimination on the basis of their gender or age....
Minnesota residents like you work a variety of jobs. Lindberg Law, P.C., understand that the type of job you hold doesn't necessarily dictate how safe you will be from mishaps at the workplace. In fact, unexpected risks can be present anywhere a person...
While some jobs in Minnesota involve greater risk than others due to the physical demands involved, we at Lindberg Law recognize that workplace injuries can happen anywhere, in all types of workplaces. Even those who perform sedentary desk jobs are not immune; the...
If you have broken an arm or a leg in a workplace injury in Minnesota, you need to be on your guard for possible complications that can be at least as serious as the initial injury. Acute compartment syndrome is a potentially dangerous complication of a broken bone in...
When you hear about workers' compensation, horrific injuries or accidents in dangerous professions will often come to mind. However, any worker in Minnesota can suffer from workplace injuries no matter what industry you're in. Lindberg Law, P.C., is here to discuss...
When Minnesota residents have disabilities or suffer on-the-job injuries that are severe enough to prevent them from working, they sometimes gain access to certain forms of public assistance, among them Social Security disability benefits. Intended to help Americans...
You may have been working on an assembly line for years without any sort of physical issue, but lately, you are experiencing considerable discomfort in your left elbow and shoulder. You repeat the same motions every day in your job, and you may have developed...
For many Minnesota residents, official job duties sometimes go beyond the scope of the place of employment and regular business hours. At Lindberg Law, P.C., we understand there are some instances where you might get injured when you aren’t at work or working...
Nursing home workers, skilled nursing facility employees and other nursing facility workers get injured on the job at high rates. In fact, as far as state-run workplaces go, nursing facilities rank at the top for being the most injury-prone. About 8.8 per 100 nursing...
