Can My Employer Fire me after a Work Injury?

All Minnesota workers have rights that protect their best interests after a work injury. Unfortunately, most workers don’t fully understand these rights, which allows employers and big insurance companies to take advantage of workers. In this article, we are going to talk about worker’s rights after a workplace injury. Specifically, we are going to answer the question of whether or not an employer can fire you after you’ve been injured on the job.

Your Rights after a Work Injury

As an employee in Minnesota you have certain rights that protect you in the event of a workplace injury. One of those rights states that an employer cannot terminate your employment simply because you were injured on the job. Unfortunately that does not mean that it never happens. Employees are unlawfully fired after work injuries all the time in Minnesota, which underlines the importance of having a skilled work injury lawyer by your side immediately after an injury that occurs at work.

Minnesota Work Injury Lawyer

After a work injury, your first order of business should be to take care of your personal health. Once that’s taken care of, call a workplace injury attorney. Having a work comp lawyer defending your rights after an on the job injury will ensure that your employer doesn’t take advantage of you or your situation. Even better, an employee rights attorney may be able to recover monetary damages for you after an accident to cover your medical bills.

Dean Margolis is a skilled work comp attorney, with over 30 years of experience working for injured Minnesotans. Margolis Law Firm offers free, confidential case reviews. We also work for contingency fees – meaning you don’t have to pay us anything unless we recover money for you. Don’t hesitate. Call us today to set up your free legal consultation.