About the author
Daniel Swenson
Minnesota workers' compensation attorney · Robert Wilson & Associates · MN Attorney License #0396275
MN Comp Buddy is built and maintained by Daniel Swenson, a Minnesota workers' compensation attorney at Robert Wilson & Associates in Minneapolis. The site is an independent educational tool; it is not the firm's website, it is not law-firm marketing, and nothing you enter is shared with any law firm unless you explicitly ask to be connected with an attorney.
Dan built every calculator on this site to run the actual statutory formulas (Minn. Stat. ch. 176 and the DLI rate tables) and to show the math instead of hiding it behind a contact form. The premise is simple: most injured workers never need a lawyer, and the ones who do deserve to know why before anyone pitches them.
If you want to talk to an attorney about your claim, Dan will connect you with one, or you can use the free, neutral resources this site links to, like the DLI Workers’ Compensation Ombudsman.
Want to talk through your claim?
Call or text directly; this goes to Dan's cell, not an intake service. Free consultation, no pressure, fees capped by Minn. Stat. § 176.081 if you ever hire anyone.
Independence disclosure
MN Comp Buddy is an independent educational tool. It is not the website of Robert Wilson & Associates, it is not legal advice, and using it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Calculator inputs are processed in your browser, and nothing you enter is shared with any law firm unless you explicitly ask to be connected with an attorney. See the editorial policy for how content is sourced and reviewed.