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MN Workers Compensation Law Some employees injured while working are eligible for vocational rehabilitation benefits under MN workers compensation law. Rehabilitation in the workers’ compensation context basically means assistance in preparing for, or obtaining employment. The fundamental purpose of rehabilitation is to enable injured workers to return to their former employment, and if they are precluded form returning to the pre-injury job, then to allow the injured worker to return to a modified job or gain a job ... Minnesota Workmans Compensation Benefits. Under Minnesota Workmans Compensation there are three types of wage benefits that are available to an employee who suffers a work-related injury: (1) Temporary Total Disability; (2) Temporary Partial Disability; and (3) Permanent Total Disability. Minnesota Workmans Compensation Benefits Under Minnesota Workmans Compensation there are three types of wage benefits that are available to an employee who suffers a work-related injury: (1) Temporary Total Disability; (2) Temporary Partial Disability; and (3) Permanent Total Disability. Minnesota Workers Comp Hearings A hearing for a Minnesota worker comp case is the trial. It is the culmination of every worker’s compensation case. There is no jury at a hearing—just a judge. This judge is an Administrative Law Judge, or “ALJ.” Minnesota Workers Compensation Rules Injured employees and workers have several different Minnesota workers compensation benefits available following a work related injury. As a general rule, under the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act, employers—through their insurers—must pay for medical treatment for employees who suffer a personal injury while at work. Minnesota Workers Compensation Laws If a Minnesota employee suffers and injury at work that results in a permanent disability, the employee may be able to make one of two claims: (1) Permanent Partial Disability; or (2) Permanent Total Disability.