What If My Employer Doesn’t Have Workers’ Compensation Insurance?
Minnesota Law Mandates Workers’ Compensation Coverage
All employers in Minnesota must have workers’ compensation insurance. This insurance can come in one of two forms:
- Insurance from a workers’ compensation insurance provider
- Self-insurance
To ensure all employees are aware of this coverage, employers must post a Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Employees Rights and Responsibilities poster in an open, noticeable location. This poster must include information about the employer’s insurance carrier, including a contact name and phone number.
If you can’t find this information at your workplace, do not assume that your employer has no coverage. You can quickly look up whether your employer has coverage by using a free tool from the MN Department of Labor & Industry (DLI).
Should you find no information about your employer here, you are not out luck. Minnesota provides for employees who not have work comp coverage through the Special Compensation Fund.
About Minnesota’s Special Compensation Fund
If you can find no information about your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance policy, you can request benefits from the Minnesota Special Compensation Fund (SCF). Members of the SCF unit will:
- Investigate whether your employer has coverage
- Pursue penalties against your employer if it should have provided you with coverage
- Pay appropriate benefits to you, as long as your injury or illness qualifies under work comp laws
Get Help from an Experienced Minnesota Work Comp Lawyer
Numerous employers in Minnesota attempt to fly under the radar when it comes to carrying state-mandated workers’ compensation insurance. You should not have to suffer for the willful disregard of the law and your wellbeing. Seek the help of an experienced work comp lawyer to make sure you get the benefits you need. Learn more by speaking with one of the injury attorneys at Brazil Sweeney Law Group in Minneapolis today.
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