5-STAR RATED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYERS: WHAT IS A DEPOSITION?   If you are filing for workers’ compensation in Minnesota, a court hearing may be in order somewhere in your claim process. However, not all workers compensation claims in the state are settled within the four walls of a courtroom. More frequently, workers’ compensation claims or...Read More

5-STAR RATED FIREFIGHTERS ATTORNEYS: PROPOSED BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION SEEKS TO HELP MINNESOTA’S FIREFIGHTERS   Firefighters are expected to handle mentally taxing and traumatic events on a regular basis. From burning buildings to medical emergencies, car accidents, mental health emergencies or any of a multitude of public safety crises, any call on any day may call for...Read More

5-STAR RATED MINNEAPOLIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYERS: QUALIFYING FOR DUTY DISABILITY BENEFITS   Police officers, firefighters, corrections officers and other public employees are entitled to compensation when they suffer a bodily injury while performing their duties. This concept is called Duty Disability Benefits. In order to qualify for Duty Disability Benefits under the PERA Police and...Read More

5-STAR RATED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYERS FOR FIREFIGHTERS: HOW IS PTSD DIFFERENT FROM PHYSICAL INJURIES?   There are many differences between physical injuries and mental injuries. This article discusses what firefighters, police officers, and other workers need to know in order to be compensated if they suffer from a work-related mental health injury. What Mental Health...Read More

MINNEAPOLIS PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS: CUMULATIVE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS     A new law has gone into effect that may drastically change the way in which work-related PTSD claims are handled in Minnesota. For PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) injuries that occur starting January 1, 2019, there is now a presumption for first...Read More

What Should I Expect from My Lawyer?   At Schmidt Salita Law Team, we take great pride in the work we do on behalf of our clients. We meet people at very difficult points in their lives and it’s our job to help them navigate the legal process during life-changing injuries. When choosing an injury...Read More

MINNEAPOLIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYERS: WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AFTER A CUMULATIVE (GILLETTE) INJURY?     Is a cumulative injury, also known as a Gillette injury, covered under the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act? Sometimes workers suffer injuries that are not the result of a singular event, but rather are the result of minute, cumulative trauma over...Read More

MINNEAPOLIS PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS: WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AFTER A DOG BITE INJURY?   MINNESOTA’S DOG BITE LIABILITY LAW-STRICT LIABILITY WITHOUT PROOF OF NEGLIGENCE.   Do you have to prove a dog owner was negligent if that dog bites or attacks and injures you? The answer is no, you do not have to prove the...Read More

Covid-19 Work’ Comp Claims covered at 96% rate for frontline workers as a result of bill worked on by Mary Beth Boyce and Dean Salita of Schmidt and Salita Law Team An interesting new article on Minnpost.com discussing the “presumption law” a workers’ compensation claim law which covers certain “front-line” employees who were infected with...Read More