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MN Stat § 176.245 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.245 — Receipts For Payment Of Compensation, Filing.

176.245 RECEIPTS FOR PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION, FILING. An employer shall promptly file with the division receipts for payment of compensation as may be required by the rules of the division. The commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry shall periodically check its records to determine whether these receipts have been promptly filed, and if not, shall require the employer to do so. The commissioner may determine the most efficient manner of reviewing or auditing the records filed under this chapter, including using sampling methodology, to determine compliance with this chapter. History:  1953 c 755 s 35; 1973 c 388 s 80; 2008 c 250 s 13; 2013 c 70 art 1 s 6
MN Stat § 176.251 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.251 — Duties Of Commissioner Of Department Of Labor And Industry.

176.251 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. The commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry shall actually supervise and require prompt and full compliance with all provisions of this chapter relating to the payment of compensation. History:  1953 c 755 s 36; 1973 c 388 s 81
MN Stat § 176.253 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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 claim has been asserted or who is liable for a workers' compensation injury under this chapter. Employer includes: (1) an employer authorized to self-insure by the Department of Commerce under chapter 79A; and (2) the state or a political subdivision that is not required to be authorized to self-insure by the commissioner of commerce in order to pay its workers' compensation claims. (d) "Insurer" means a workers' compensation insurer licensed by the Department of Commerce under section 60A. (e) "Third-party administrator" means an administrator that is licensed by the Department of Commerce to administer a workers' compensation self-insurance or insurance plan under section 60A.23, subdivision 8, with a contract to act on behalf of an employer or insurer. Subd. 2. General. Where this chapter requires an employer to perform an act, the insurer of the employer may perform that act. Where the insurer acts in behalf of the employer, the employer is responsible for the authorized acts of the insurer and for any delay, failure, or refusal of the insurer to perform the act. This section does not relieve the employer from any penalty or forfeiture which this chapter imposes on the employer. Subd. 3. Authority of third-party administrator. A third-party administrator that has an active account in CAMPUS under section 176.2612 may act on behalf of the employer or insurer as provided in the contract between the administrator and the employer or insurer. If the department or commissioner issues an order or assesses a penalty against an employer or insurer, the order or penalty must be served on any administrator acting on behalf of the employer or insurer. A third-party administrator has the authority to act on behalf of the employer or insurer in responding to a commissioner or department inquiry, order or penalty assessment, or paying a penalty, until the insurer or administrator notifies the department in writing that the administrator does not have authority. History:  1953 c 755 s 37; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 12 s 7
MN Stat § 176.261 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — 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 rights under this chapter, and as far as possible to assist in adjusting differences between the parties. The person so designated may appear in person in any proceedings under this chapter as the representative or adviser of the party. In such case, the party need not be represented by an attorney at law. Prior to advising an employee or employer to seek assistance outside of the department, the department must refer employers and employees seeking advice or requesting assistance in resolving a dispute to an attorney or other technical, paraprofessional, or professional Workers' Compensation Division employee, whichever is appropriate. The department must make efforts to settle problems of employees and employers by contacting third parties, including attorneys, insurers, and health care providers, on behalf of employers and employees and using the department's persuasion to settle issues quickly and cooperatively. The obligation to make efforts to settle problems exists whether or not a formal claim has been filed with the department. History:  1953 c 755 s 38; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1973 c 388 s 82; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 510 art 3 s 29; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 92; 1996 c 374 s 7
MN Stat § 176.271 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1987 c 332 s 117] History:  1953 c 755 s 40; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1973 c 388 s 84; Ex1979 c 3 s 58; 1984 c 432 art 2 s 43; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 332 s 67
MN Stat § 176.281 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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 immediately with the commissioner. (b) The agencies' systems must be configured so that transmission of data and documents described in paragraph (a) and section 176.2611, subdivision 5, paragraph (c), are immediately transmitted between the Office of Administrative Hearings case management system and CAMPUS using application programming interfaces. (c) If the commissioner, compensation judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, or Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals has rendered a final order, decision, or award, or amendment thereto, the commissioner or the Office of Administrative Hearings or the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall immediately serve a copy upon every party in interest, together with a notification of the date the order was filed. (d) On all orders, decisions, awards, and other documents, the commissioner or compensation judge or Office of Administrative Hearings or the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals may digitize the signatures of all officials, including judges, for the use of electronic data interchange and clerical automation. These signatures shall have the same legal authority of an original signature, provided that proper security is used to safeguard the use of the digitized signatures and each digitized signature has been certified by the division, department, office, or court of appeals before its use, in accordance with rules adopted by that agency or court. History:  1953 c 755 s 42; 1969 c 276 s 2; 1973 c 388 s 86; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1982 c 405 s 1; 1983 c 290 s 142; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 95; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 12 s 13
MN Stat § 176.291 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.291 — Disputes; Petitions; Procedure.

176.291 DISPUTES; PETITIONS; PROCEDURE. (a) Where there is a dispute as to a question of law or fact in connection with a claim for compensation, a party may serve on all other parties and file a petition with the commissioner stating the matter in dispute. The petition shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall be signed by the petitioner. (b) The petition shall also state and include, where applicable: (1) names and residence or business address of parties; (2) facts relating to the employment at the time of injury, including amount of wages received; (3) extent and character of injury; (4) notice to or knowledge by employer of injury; (5) copies of written medical reports or other information in support of the claim; (6) names and addresses of all known witnesses intended to be called in support of the claim; (7) the desired location of any hearing and estimated time needed to present evidence at the hearing; (8) any requests for a prehearing or settlement conference; (9) a list of all known third parties, including the Departments of Human Services and Employment and Economic Development, who may have paid any medical bills or other benefits to the employee for the injuries or disease alleged in the petition or for the time the employee was unable to work due to the injuries or disease, together with a listing of the amounts paid by each; (10) the nature and extent of the claim; and (11) a request for an expedited hearing which must include an attached affidavit of significant financial hardship which complies with the requirements of section 176.341, subdivision 6. (c) Incomplete petitions may be stricken from the calendar as provided by section 176.305, subdivision 4. Within 30 days of a request by a party, an employee who has filed a claim petition pursuant to section 176.271 or this section shall furnish a list of physicians and health care providers from whom the employee has received treatment for the same or a similar condition as well as authorizations to release relevant information, data, and records to the requester. The petition may be stricken from the calendar upon motion of a party for failure to timely provide the required list of health care providers or authorizations. History:  1953 c 755 s 44; 1973 c 388 s 88; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 104; 1987 c 332 s 69; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 97; 2004 c 206 s 52
MN Stat § 176.295 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.295 — Nonresident Employers; Foreign Corporation.

176.295 NONRESIDENT EMPLOYERS; FOREIGN CORPORATION. Subdivision 1. Affidavit of inability to obtain service. Where an employee or an employee's dependent has filed a petition for compensation with the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, and is unable to make service of the petition and other notices on the employer because the latter is a nonresident or a foreign corporation, the petitioner may file an affidavit with the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry stating that the petitioner is so unable to make service. Subd. 2. Action in district court. When the petitioner has filed the affidavit with the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, the petitioner may bring an action against the employer in the district court located in the county in which the employee resided at the time of the injury or death. The action shall be brought and conducted in the same manner as are other civil actions in district court. The complaint shall state that a petition for compensation has been filed with the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, and shall be accompanied by a verified copy of the affidavit. The complaint shall also state the facts upon which the right to compensation or other relief is based. Subd. 3. Attachment, garnishment; service by publication. The remedies of attachment and garnishment are available to the petitioner in the district court action. Service of summons may be made by publication. Subd. 4. General appearances; security, bond. Where the employer makes a general appearance in the district court action and files a bond or security approved by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, or where an insurer appears generally in the action and assumes liability for any award which may be rendered against the employer, the district court shall dismiss the action. History:  1953 c 755 s 45; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1973 c 388 s 89-91; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 176.301 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.301 — Determination Of Issues.

176.301 DETERMINATION OF ISSUES. Subdivision 1. Trial by court; reference to chief administrative law judge. When a workers' compensation issue is present in the district court action, the court may try the action itself without a jury, or refer the matter to the chief administrative law judge for assignment to a compensation judge. The compensation judge shall report findings and decisions to the district court. The court may approve or disapprove such decision in the same manner as it approves or disapproves the report of a referee. The court shall enter judgment upon such decision. Subd. 2. Appeal from judgment of district court. An appeal lies from the judgment of the district court as in other cases. History:  1953 c 755 s 46; 1969 c 276 s 2; 1973 c 388 s 92; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 105; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 332 s 70
MN Stat § 176.306 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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 of providing a convenient forum for parties to a compensation hearing and shall maintain a permanent office in Duluth staffed by at least one compensation judge. Continuances of the scheduled hearing date may be granted only under section 176.341, subdivision 4. Subd. 2. District administrators; clerks of court. The judicial district administrators or the court administrators of the county or district courts nearest to the locations selected by the chief administrative law judge pursuant to subdivision 1 shall provide suitable hearing rooms at the times and places agreed upon for the purpose of conducting workers' compensation hearings. Subd. 3. Scheduling matters. A compensation judge may schedule a pretrial or settlement conference, whether or not a party requests such a conference. History:  1981 c 346 s 107; 1982 c 424 s 45; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 332 s 75,76
MN Stat § 176.307 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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) a party exercises a legal right to do so; (2) the judge is incapacitated or is otherwise unable to hold a hearing; or (3) assignment of a different judge is required by section 176.106, subdivision 7; 176.238, subdivision 6; or 176.305, subdivision 1a, or the Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct. The block system shall be the preferred means of assigning cases, but it may be supplemented by other systems of case assignment to ensure that cases are timely decided. History:  1992 c 510 art 2 s 8; 2011 c 89 s 18; 2012 c 187 art 1 s 27
MN Stat § 176.311 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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; 1973 c 388 s 96; 1981 c 346 s 108; 1984 c 640 s 32
MN Stat § 176.312 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.312 — Affidavits Of Prejudice And Petitions For Reassignment.

176.312 AFFIDAVITS OF PREJUDICE AND PETITIONS FOR REASSIGNMENT. In accordance with rules adopted by the chief administrative law judge, an affidavit of prejudice for cause may be filed by each party to the claim against a compensation judge assigned to hear a case. A petition for reassignment of a case to a different compensation judge for hearing may be filed once, in any case, by each party to the claim within 20 days after the filing party has received notice of the assigned judge. Upon receipt of a timely petition for reassignment, the chief administrative law judge shall assign the case to another judge. An affidavit of prejudice or a petition for reassignment shall be filed with the chief administrative law judge and shall not result in the continuance or delay of a hearing scheduled under section 176.341. This section does not apply to prehearing, settlement conferences, or administrative conferences. History:  1983 c 290 s 144; 1987 c 332 s 77; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 12 s 15
MN Stat § 176.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.321 — Answer To Petition.

176.321 ANSWER TO PETITION. Subdivision 1. Filing, service. Within 20 days after service of the petition, an adverse party shall serve and file an answer to the petition. The party shall serve a copy of the answer on the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney. Subd. 2. Contents. The answer shall admit, deny, or affirmatively defend against the substantial averments of the petition, and shall state the contention of the adverse party with reference to the matter in dispute. Each fact alleged by the petition or answer and not specifically denied by the answer or reply is deemed admitted, but the failure to deny such a fact does not preclude the compensation judge from requiring proof of the fact. The answer shall include the names and addresses of all known witnesses; whether or not the employer intends to schedule an adverse examination and, if known, the date, time, and place of all adverse examinations; the desired location for a hearing; any request for a prehearing or settlement conference; the estimated time needed to present evidence at a hearing; and, if an affidavit of significant financial hardship and request for an expedited hearing are included with the petition, any objection the employer may have to that request. If the date, time, and place of all adverse examinations is unknown at the time the answer is filed, the employer must notify the commissioner in writing of the date, time, and place of all adverse examinations within 50 days of the filing of the claim petition. Subd. 3. Extension of time in which to file answer. Upon showing of cause, the commissioner may extend the time in which to file an answer or reply for not more than 30 additional days. The time to file an answer or reply may also be extended upon agreement of the petitioner, and provided that the commissioner must be notified in writing by the employer no later than five days beyond the time required for the filing of the answer of the fact that an agreement has been reached, including the length of the extension. Any case received by the office that does not include an answer, written extension order, or written notification of the extension agreement shall be immediately set for a hearing at the first available date under section 176.331. History:  1953 c 755 s 49; 1969 c 276 s 2; 1973 c 388 s 97; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 109,110; 1983 c 290 s 145; 1987 c 332 s 78,79
MN Stat § 176.322 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.322 — Decisions Based On Stipulated Facts.

176.322 DECISIONS BASED ON STIPULATED FACTS. If the parties agree to a stipulated set of facts and only legal issues remain, the commissioner or compensation judge may determine the matter without a hearing based upon the stipulated facts and the determination is appealable to the court of appeals pursuant to sections 176.421 and 176.442. In any case where a stipulated set of facts has been submitted pursuant to this section, upon receipt of the file or the stipulated set of facts the chief administrative law judge shall immediately assign the case to a compensation judge for a determination. The judge shall issue a determination within 60 days after receipt of the stipulated facts. History:   1987 c 332 s 80
MN Stat § 176.325 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.325 — Certified Question.

176.325 CERTIFIED QUESTION. Subdivision 1. When certified. The chief administrative law judge or commissioner may certify a question of workers' compensation law to the supreme court as important and doubtful under the following circumstances: (1) all parties to the case have stipulated in writing to the facts; and (2) the issue to be resolved is a question of workers' compensation law that has not been resolved by the Minnesota Supreme Court. Subd. 2. Expedited decision. It is the legislature's intent that the Minnesota Supreme Court resolve the certified question as expeditiously as possible, after compliance by the parties with any requirements of the Minnesota Supreme Court regarding submission of legal memoranda, oral argument, or other matters, and after the participation of amicus curiae, should the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals or Minnesota Supreme Court consider such participation advisable. Subd. 3. Notice. The commissioner or chief administrative law judge shall notify all persons who request to be notified of a certification under this section. History:   1992 c 510 art 2 s 9