Section 176.522 — Notice To Employer.
176.522 NOTICE TO EMPLOYER. An employer shall be notified by the insurer 30 days after any final valid settlement is approved or otherwise made final under any provision of this chapter. The notice shall include all terms of the settlement including the total amount of money required to be reserved in order to pay the […]
Section 176.531 — Award Of Compensation Against A Political Subdivision Or School District.
176.531 AWARD OF COMPENSATION AGAINST A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Preferred claim. Where there has been an award of compensation under this chapter to be paid by a political subdivision or a school district, the entitlement of a person to payment under the award is a preferred claim against the subdivision or […]
Section 176.541 — State Departments.
176.541 STATE DEPARTMENTS. Subdivision 1. Application of chapter to state employees. This chapter applies to the employees of any department of this state as defined in section 3.732, subdivision 1, clause (1). Subd. 2. Defense of claim against state. When the commissioner of administration believes that a claim against the state for compensation should be […]
Section 176.411 — Rules Of Evidence, Pleading, And Procedure.
176.411 RULES OF EVIDENCE, PLEADING, AND PROCEDURE. Subdivision 1. Conduct of hearings and investigations. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, when a compensation judge makes an investigation or conducts a hearing, the compensation judge is bound neither by the common law or statutory rules of evidence nor by technical or formal rules of pleading […]
Section 176.421 — Appeals To Workers’ Compensation Court Of Appeals.
176.421 APPEALS TO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT OF APPEALS. Subdivision 1. Time for taking; grounds. When a petition has been heard before a compensation judge, within 30 days after a party in interest has been served with notice of an award or disallowance of compensation, or other order affecting the merits of the case, the party […]
Section 176.442 — Appeals From Decisions Of Commissioner.
176.442 APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF COMMISSIONER. Except for a commissioner’s decision which may be heard de novo in another proceeding including but not limited to a decision from an administrative conference under section 176.102, 176.103, 176.106, 176.239, or a summary decision under section 176.305, any decision or determination of the commissioner affecting a right, privilege, […]
Section 176.341 — Hearing On Petition.
176.341 HEARING ON PETITION. Subdivision 1. Time. Upon the filing of a petition, the chief administrative law judge shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition. The hearing shall be held as soon as practicable and at a time and place determined by the chief administrative law judge to be the most convenient […]
Section 176.351 — Testimonial Powers.
176.351 TESTIMONIAL POWERS. Subdivision 1. Oaths. The compensation judge to whom a petition has been assigned for hearing shall administer an oath to each witness. The commissioner may also administer an oath when required in the performance of duties. Subd. 2. Subpoenas. Acting with or without the written request of an interested party, the commissioner […]
Section 176.361 — Intervention.
176.361 INTERVENTION. Subdivision 1. Right to intervene. A person who has an interest in any matter before the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals, or commissioner, or compensation judge such that the person may either gain or lose by an order or decision may intervene in the proceeding by filing a motion in writing stating the […]
Section 176.371 — Award Or Disallowance Of Compensation.
176.371 AWARD OR DISALLOWANCE OF COMPENSATION. The compensation judge to whom a petition has been assigned for hearing, shall hear all competent, relevant evidence produced at the hearing. All questions of fact and law submitted to a compensation judge at the hearing shall be disposed of and the judge’s decision shall be filed with the […]