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 176.381 — Reference Of Questions Of Fact.
176.381 REFERENCE OF QUESTIONS OF FACT. Subdivision 1. Hearing before Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. In the hearing of any matter before the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals, the chief judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals may refer any question of fact to the chief administrative law judge for assignment to a compensation […]
Section 176.391 — Investigations.
176.391 INVESTIGATIONS. Subdivision 1. Power to make. Before, during, or after any hearing, a compensation judge may make an independent investigation of the facts alleged in the petition or answer. Subd. 2. Appointment of physicians, surgeons, and other experts. The compensation judge assigned to a matter may appoint one or more neutral physicians or surgeons […]
Section 176.401 — Hearings Public.
176.401 HEARINGS PUBLIC. All hearings before a compensation judge are public. History: 1953 c 755 s 57; 1969 c 276 s 2; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 117
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 […]