Section 176.306 — Scheduled Hearings.
176.306 SCHEDULED HEARINGS. Subdivision 1. Chief administrative law judge. The chief administrative law judge shall schedule workers’ compensation hearings on as regular a schedule as may be practicable in no fewer than six widely separated locations throughout the state, including at least four locations outside of the seven-county metropolitan area and Duluth, for the purpose […]
Section 176.307 — Compensation Judges; Block System.
176.307 COMPENSATION JUDGES; BLOCK SYSTEM. The chief administrative law judge may assign workers’ compensation cases to compensation judges using a block system type of assignment that, among other things, ensures that a case will remain with the same judge from commencement to conclusion, except that the judge must be removed from the case when: (1) […]
Section 176.311 — Reassignment Of Petition For Hearing.
176.311 REASSIGNMENT OF PETITION FOR HEARING. Where a petition is heard before a compensation judge, at any time before an award or order has been made in such proceeding, the chief administrative law judge may reassign the petition for hearing before another compensation judge. History: 1953 c 755 s 48; 1969 c 276 s 2; […]
Section 176.253 — Insurer, Employer, And Third-party Administrator; Performance Of Acts.
176.253 INSURER, EMPLOYER, AND THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR; PERFORMANCE OF ACTS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given to them in this subdivision. (b) “Department” has the meaning in section 176.011, subdivision 8b. (c) “Employer” means an employer as defined in section 176.011, subdivision 10, against whom a workers’ compensation […]
Section 176.261 — Employee Of Commissioner Of Department Of Labor And Industry May Act For And Advise A Party To A Proceeding.
176.261 EMPLOYEE OF COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY MAY ACT FOR AND ADVISE A PARTY TO A PROCEEDING. When requested by an employer or an employee or an employee’s dependent, the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry may designate one or more of the division employees to advise that party of […]
Section 176.2611 — Coordination Of The Office Of Administrative Hearings’ Case Management System And The Workers’ Compensation Imaging System.
176.2611 COORDINATION OF THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS’ CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IMAGING SYSTEM. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the definitions in this subdivision apply unless otherwise specified. (b) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and industry. (c) “Department” means the Department of Labor and Industry. (d) “Document” […]
Section 176.2612 — Workers’ Compensation Claims Access And Management Platform User System (campus).
176.2612 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM USER SYSTEM (CAMPUS). Subdivision 1. Requirements. (a) The commissioner shall maintain the workers’ compensation Claims Access and Management Platform User System (CAMPUS) as defined in section 176.011, subdivision 1d. This section applies to the department and the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. Except for paragraph (b), clause […]
Section 176.271 — Initiation Of Proceedings.
176.271 INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS. Subdivision 1. Written petition. Unless otherwise provided by this chapter or by the commissioner, all proceedings under this chapter are initiated by the filing of a written petition on a prescribed form with the commissioner at the commissioner’s principal office. All claim petitions shall include the information required by section 176.291. […]
Section 176.275 — Filing Of Papers; Proof Of Service.
176.275 FILING OF PAPERS; PROOF OF SERVICE. Subdivision 1. Filing. If a document is required to be filed by this chapter or any rules adopted pursuant to authority granted by this chapter, the filing shall be completed upon acceptance of the document by the agency. Any document that lacks information required by statute or rule, […]
Section 176.281 — Orders, Decisions, And Awards; Filing; Service.
176.281 ORDERS, DECISIONS, AND AWARDS; FILING; SERVICE. (a) When the commissioner or compensation judge or Office of Administrative Hearings or the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals has issued correspondence, a notice, order, decision, award, or other disposition or outcome of a dispute, or an amendment to an order, decision, or award, it shall be filed […]