Section 176.85 — Penalties; Appeals.
176.85 PENALTIES; APPEALS. Subdivision 1. Appeal procedure. If the commissioner has assessed a penalty against a party subject to this chapter and the party believes the penalty is not warranted, the party may request that a formal hearing be held on the matter. The request must be filed within 30 days of the date that […]
Section 176.861 — Disclosure Of Information.
176.861 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. Subdivision 1. Insurance information. The commissioner may, in writing, require an insurance company to release to the commissioner any or all relevant information or evidence the commissioner deems important which the company may have in its possession relating to a workers’ compensation claim including material relating to the investigation of the […]
Section 176.862 — Disclosure To Law Enforcement.
176.862 DISCLOSURE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. The commissioner must disclose the current address of an employee collected or maintained under this chapter to law enforcement officers who provide the name of the employee and notify the commissioner that the employee is a person required to register under section 243.166 and is not residing at the address […]
Section 176.591 — State Compensation Revolving Fund.
176.591 STATE COMPENSATION REVOLVING FUND. Subdivision 1. Establishment. To facilitate the discharge by the state of its obligations under this chapter, there is established a revolving fund to be known as the state compensation revolving fund. This fund is comprised of the unexpended balance in the fund on July 1, 1935, and the sums which […]
Section 176.603 — Cost Of Administering Chapter, Payment.
176.603 COST OF ADMINISTERING CHAPTER, PAYMENT. The annual cost to the commissioner of the Department of Administration of administering this chapter in relation to state employees and the necessary expenses which the Department of Administration or the attorney general incurs in investigating, administering, and defending a claim against the state for compensation shall be paid […]
Section 176.611 — Maintenance Of State Compensation Revolving Fund.
176.611 MAINTENANCE OF STATE COMPENSATION REVOLVING FUND. Subdivision 1. Generally. The state compensation revolving fund shall be maintained as provided in the following subdivisions. Subd. 2. State departments. Every department of the state shall reimburse the fund for money paid for its claims and the costs of administering the revolving fund at such times and […]
Section 176.83 — Rules.
176.83 RULES. Subdivision 1. Generally. In addition to any other section under this chapter giving the commissioner the authority to adopt rules, the commissioner may adopt, amend, or repeal rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The rules include but are not limited to the rules listed in this section. Subd. 2. Rehabilitation. Rules […]
Section 176.84 — Specificity Of Notice Or Statement.
176.84 SPECIFICITY OF NOTICE OR STATEMENT. Subdivision 1. Specificity required. Notices of discontinuance and denials of liability shall be sufficiently specific to convey clearly, without further inquiry, the basis upon which the party issuing the notice or statement is acting. If the commissioner or compensation judge determines that a notice or statement is not sufficiently […]
Section 176.551 — Reports.
176.551 REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Heads of state departments to report accidents to employees. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the head of a department of the state shall report each accident which occurs to an employee as and in the manner required by this chapter. Subd. 2. Contents. The report need not contain a statement […]
Section 176.561 — Workers’ Compensation Court Of Appeals Powers And Duties As To State Employees; Procedure For Determining Liability.
176.561 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT OF APPEALS POWERS AND DUTIES AS TO STATE EMPLOYEES; PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING LIABILITY. The division, a compensation judge and the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals have the same powers and duties in matters relating to state employees as they have in relation to other employees. Except as specifically provided otherwise in […]