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Under Minnesota law, your employer must provide workers' compensation insurance after a work-related accident, injury, or illness. If you file an insurance claim, you may be entitled to a range of benefits, including payment for lost wages, compensation for medical or hospital bills, or vocational support.

As of October 2022, the SAWW (and maximum workers' compensation amount) is $1,287 per week, and the maximum is 102% of that or $1,312.74 per week. Workers receiving TTD benefits are also protected by a minimum cap of 20% of the maximum ($262.55 per week in 2022) or the employee's weekly wage, whichever is less.

If the insurer wants to stop paying wage-loss benefits, it must give you a Notice of Intention to Discontinue Workers' Compensation Benefits (NOID) form. The notice must state when benefits will be stopped and must explain why they will be stopped. Wage-loss benefits can be stopped for several reasons.

The employer is required to file an Employer's First Report of Injury or Illness [DWC FORM-001 Rev. 10/05] with the injured worker's insurance carrier, and the injured claimant or the claimant's representative within 8 days after the employee's absence from work or receipt of notice of occupational disease.

Some states limit the length of time an injured worker can receive temporary benefits. This range can be three to seven years. That said, there is not usually a limit on permanent disability benefits. However, some states do stop weekly benefits when employees reach the age of 65.

In Minnesota, the workers' compensation waiting period starts on the first day of any lost time and is three calendar-days long. Wage-loss benefits for an injured worker are not paid for the waiting period unless the disability continues for 10 calendar-days or longer.