Section 176.171 — Payment To Trustee.
176.171 PAYMENT TO TRUSTEE. At any time after the amount of any award or commutation is finally determined, a sum equal to the present value of all future installments of the compensation, calculated on a five percent basis, where death or the nature of the injury renders the amount of future payments certain, may be […]
Section 176.175 — Right To Compensation, Award.
176.175 RIGHT TO COMPENSATION, AWARD. Subdivision 1. Preferred claim. The right to compensation and all compensation awarded any injured employee or for death claims to dependents have the same preference against the assets of the employer as unpaid wages for labor. This compensation does not become a lien on the property of third persons by […]
Section 176.221 — Payment Of Compensation And Treatment Charges, Commencement.
176.221 PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND TREATMENT CHARGES, COMMENCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Commencement of payment. Within 14 days of notice to or knowledge by the employer of an injury compensable under this chapter the payment of temporary total compensation shall commence. Within 14 days of notice to or knowledge by an employer of a new period of […]
Section 176.136 — Medical Fee Review.
176.136 MEDICAL FEE REVIEW. Subdivision 1. Schedule. (a) The commissioner shall by rule establish procedures for determining whether or not the charge for a health service is excessive. In order to accomplish this purpose, the commissioner shall consult with insurers, associations and organizations representing the medical and other providers of treatment services and other appropriate […]
Section 176.139 — Notice Of Rights Posted.
176.139 NOTICE OF RIGHTS POSTED. Subdivision 1. Posting requirement. All employers required or electing to carry workers’ compensation coverage in the state of Minnesota shall post and display in a conspicuous location a notice, in a form approved by the commissioner, advising employees of their rights and obligations under this chapter, assistance available to them, […]
Section 176.141 — Notice Of Injury.
176.141 NOTICE OF INJURY. Unless the employer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of the injury or unless the injured worker, or a dependent or someone in behalf of either, gives written notice thereof to the employer within 14 days after the occurrence of the injury, then no compensation shall be due until the notice […]
Section 176.145 — Service Of Notice, Form.
176.145 SERVICE OF NOTICE, FORM. The notice referred to in section 176.141 may be served personally upon the employer, or upon any agent of the employer upon whom a summons may be served in a civil action, or by sending it by certified mail to the employer at the last known residence or business place […]
Section 176.235 — Notice To Employers And Injured Employee Of Rights And Duties.
176.235 NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS AND INJURED EMPLOYEE OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Employee brochure. When the commissioner of labor and industry has received notice or information that an employee has sustained an injury which may be compensable under this chapter, the commissioner of labor and industry shall mail a brochure, written in language easily […]
Section 176.238 — Notice Of Discontinuance Of Compensation.
176.238 NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE OF COMPENSATION. Subdivision 1. Necessity for notice and showing; contents. Except as provided in section 176.221, subdivision 1, once the employer has commenced payment of benefits, the employer may not discontinue payment of compensation until it provides the employee with notice in writing of intention to do so. A copy of […]
Section 176.151 — Time Limitations.
176.151 TIME LIMITATIONS. The time within which the following acts shall be performed shall be limited to the following periods, respectively: (a) Actions or proceedings by an injured employee to determine or recover compensation, three years after the employer has made written report of the injury to the commissioner of the Department of Labor and […]