175.001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. Subdivision 1. Creation and organization. The Department of Labor and Industry is created under the supervision and control of the commissioner of labor and industry which office is hereby established. The commissioner of labor and industry shall be appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. There […]
175.007 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION; CREATION. Subdivision 1. Creation; composition. (a) There is created a permanent Council on Workers’ Compensation consisting of 12 voting members as follows: the presidents of the largest statewide Minnesota business and organized labor organizations as measured by the number of employees of its business members and in its affiliated […]
175.10 SESSIONS TO BE PUBLIC. The Department of Labor and Industry shall be open for the transaction of business during all business hours of each and every day, excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The hearings of the Workers’ Compensation Division are open to the public and may be adjourned from time to time. All […]
175.101 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY AS HEAD OF THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION DIVISION. Subdivision 1. Purpose; duties. (a) It is the legislative purpose in creating a Division of Workers’ Compensation, and in assigning to the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry specific duties and responsibilities, to: (1) provide for […]
175.11 SEAL; CERTIFIED COPIES. Subdivision 1. Workers’ Compensation Division. The Workers’ Compensation Division shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings, upon which shall be inscribed the words, “Workers’ Compensation Division of Minnesota,” as the division may prescribe. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of such seal; and […]
175.16 DIVISIONS. Subdivision 1. Established. The Department of Labor and Industry shall consist of the following divisions: Division of Workers’ Compensation, Division of Construction Codes and Licensing, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Statistics, Division of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship, and such other divisions as the commissioner of the Department of Labor and […]
175.17 POWERS AND DUTIES, COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. (a) The commissioner shall administer the laws relating to workers’ compensation and the laws governing employees of the state, a county, or other governmental subdivisions who contract tuberculosis. (b) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable and proper rules governing rules of practice before the Workers’ […]
175.171 POWERS AND DUTIES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. The Department of Labor and Industry shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to exercise all powers and perform all duties of the department consistent with the provisions of this chapter; (2) to adopt reasonable and proper rules relative to the exercise of its powers […]
175.20 ENFORCEMENT. The commissioner or an authorized representative may enter without unreasonable delay and inspect places of employment, during normal working hours, and investigate facts, conditions, practices or matters as the commissioner deems appropriate to enforce the laws within the commissioner’s jurisdiction and to carry out the purposes of this chapter and chapter 177, 181, […]
175.24 DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS TO MAKE REPORTS; PRESERVATION OF RECORDS. On request of the Department of Labor and Industry, and within the time limited therein, every employer of labor, any officer of a labor organization, or any person from whom the Department of Labor and Industry shall find it necessary to gather information, […]
175.25 PERSONS AGGRIEVED; POWERS OF DISTRICT COURT. Within ten days after the service of any order or direction of the Department of Labor and Industry, any person aggrieved may apply to a judge of the district court for an order restraining its enforcement, and upon not more than 30 days’ notice a hearing may be […]
175.27 DISCLOSURE OF NAMES OF PERSONS GIVING INFORMATION; REFUSAL TO TESTIFY; DENYING ADMISSION; PENALTY. Any employee of the Department of Labor and Industry who shall disclose the names of any persons supplying information at the request of such department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who, having been duly subpoenaed, shall refuse to […]
175.33 PHYSICIANS TO REPORT CERTAIN CASES OF POISON TO THE DEPARTMENT. Every physician attending on or called in to visit a patient whom the physician believes to be suffering from poisoning from lead, phosphorus, arsenic, or mercury or their compounds, or from anthrax, or from compressed air illness, contracted as a result of the nature […]
175.35 ENFORCEMENT. It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor and Industry to enforce the provisions of section 175.33 and it may call upon the state commissioner of health and community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, for assistance. History: (4200) 1913 c 21 s 3; Ex1967 c 1 s […]
175.37 COOPERATION WITH U.S. The Department of Labor and Industry so far as is not inconsistent with its duties under the laws of this state, may assist and cooperate with the Wage and Hour Division, the Children’s Bureau, and any other authorized agency of the United States Department of Labor in the administration within this […]
175.45 STANDARDS FOR DUAL TRAINING. Subdivision 1. Duties; goal. The commissioner of labor and industry shall convene industry representatives, identify occupational competency standards, and provide technical assistance to develop dual-training programs. The competency standards shall be identified for employment in occupations in advanced manufacturing, health care services, information technology, and agriculture. Competency standards are not […]
175.46 YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Program established; grants authorized. The commissioner shall approve youth skills training programs established for the purpose of providing work-based skills training for student learners ages 16 and older. The commissioner shall award grants to local partnerships for the implementation and coordination of local youth skills training programs as […]
