At Fields Law Firm, our Workers’ Compensation attorneys understand how important it is to have a Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant (QRC) assigned to help our clients navigate the difficult process of returning to work following a work injury. We are here to answer your questions and help you find a QRC that understands your situation and will develop a rehabilitation plan that will provide the best outcome possible.

If you have been placed on work restrictions after getting hurt on the job, our Workers’ Compensation lawyers can help. We are here to answer your questions and help you get the Workers’ Compensation benefits you need.

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If you have work restrictions due to a Workers’ Compensation injury, you may be entitled to receive Vocational Rehabilitation services from a Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant. A QRC may be assigned at your request (as a qualified employee) or at the request of an employer or the Commissioner.

During the initial rehabilitation consultation, the QRC assigned to your claim will meet with you to determine whether you are eligible to receive rehabilitation services. If you are a qualified employee, a QRC will work with you to develop an individualized rehabilitation plan which may include services such as vocational evaluation, job modification, and retraining.

A “qualified employee” is an employee who, due to the work injury, is unable to perform the duties of their date-of-injury job, will not reasonably be able to return to work with their date-of-injury employer, and can reasonably be expected to secure suitable gainful employment following rehabilitation services.

Workers’ Compensation Client Testimonial

Thank you for your legal services! I was pleased and satisfied with all the direction and guidance given to me after a work related injury.

I was unsure of how to handle medical bills from the injury. Workman’s compensation explanations while in the process were not always helpful. I called Fields Law Firm and found the response to be timely and professional.

They immediately assigned a qualified rehabilitation specialist who came to my home and gathered information. This helped reduce my stress due to complicating factors at work. They were able to answer my questions and help me understand the process. I was supported in every step of the way from appointments to questions and paperwork.

I was provided additional assistance in return to work when my job ended and found new employment in my same field through the support they offered. Having Fields Law do the negotiations reduced my fear and anxiety so I could focus on getting well and taking things one step at a time.

The team of experts were able to answer all questions as they came up and helped me through the process, even when I didn’t even know what questions to ask! The outcome of my case was positive because it was very specialized.

I would recommend Fields Law Firm to anyone who wants to protect their interests. They are very good at what they do.”
— Julie S., Tomah, Wisconsin

Your Right to Choose a Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant

Under Minnesota Rules, you have the right to choose your QRC and may change your assigned QRC once during the course of receiving QRC services. This change in QRC may occur at any time prior to the rehabilitation consultation or within sixty days prior to the filing of a QRC rehabilitation plan.

Rehabilitation services are available to you for up to 20 hours per week, for a maximum period of 26 weeks. The 26 weeks may occur consecutively or intermittently. After 13 weeks of rehabilitation services, the QRC must consult with you and your employer/insurer to reach an agreement for continued rehabilitation services for the remainder of the 26-week period.

QRC’s Monitor Progress, Provide Assistance, and Facilitate Communication

During the course of rehabilitation services, the QRC will periodically provide progress reports to you, your employer/insurer, and attorneys (if either party is represented by counsel). These progress reports may contain the types of rehabilitation services you have undergone, your rehabilitation progress, and case notes. QRC’s will often accompany you to appointments with your treating physician(s) and will also include updated information regarding your medical prognosis and treatment in their progress reports, such as any Work Restrictions you may be placed on.

Additionally, QRC’s may also assist you in vocational services such as on-the-job training with your current employer, retraining for a new job, or active job searches. In doing so, you may also receive the services of a job placement specialist who works with the QRC to assist you with resume development, coordination of interviews, and interview preparation.

QRC’s can provide invaluable assistance in returning you to the workforce. In doing so, they may perform evaluations and analysis designed to identify, measure and enhance your transferable job skills, vocational interests, and job capabilities. They seek to develop an individualized rehabilitation plan for you; facilitate communication between those involved in your Workers’ Compensation claim, including the employer, insurer, treating physician(s), and your Minnesota Workers’ Compensation attorney; and successfully return you to gainful employment.