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MN Stat § 176.235 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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 readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education, to the employee explaining the rights and obligations of the employee, the assistance available to the employee, the operation of the workers' compensation system, and whatever other relevant information the commissioner of labor and industry deems necessary. Subd. 2. Employer brochure. The commissioner shall prepare, in language easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education, a brochure explaining to employers their rights and obligations under this chapter and shall furnish it to employers subject to this chapter. History:  1953 c 755 s 33; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1973 c 388 s 75; Ex1979 c 3 s 56
MN Stat § 176.151 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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 Industry, but not to exceed six years from the date of the accident. (b) Actions or proceedings by dependents to determine or recover compensation, three years after the receipt by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry of written notice of death, given by the employer, but not to exceed six years from the date of injury, provided, however, if the employee was paid compensation for the injury from which the death resulted, such actions or proceedings by dependents must be commenced within three years after the receipt by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry of written notice of death, given by the employer, but not to exceed six years from the date of death. In any such case, if a dependent of the deceased, or any one in the dependent's behalf, gives written notice of such death to the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, the commissioner shall forthwith give written notice to the employer of the time and place of such death. In case the deceased was a native of a foreign country and leaves no known dependent within the United States, the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry shall give written notice of the death to the consul or other representative of the foreign country forthwith. (c) In case of physical or mental incapacity, other than minority, of the injured person or dependents to perform or cause to be performed any act required within the time specified in this section, the period of limitation in any such case shall be extended for three years from the date when the incapacity ceases. (d) In the case of injury caused by x-rays, radium, radioactive substances or machines, ionizing radiation, or any other occupational disease, the time limitations otherwise prescribed by Minnesota Statutes 1961, chapter 176, and acts amendatory thereof, shall not apply, but the employee shall give notice to the employer and commence an action within three years after the employee has knowledge of the cause of such injury and the injury has resulted in disability. History:  1953 c 755 s 16; 1965 c 419 s 1; Ex1967 c 40 s 14; 1973 c 388 s 39; 1973 c 643 s 10; 1975 c 359 s 17; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 176.161 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.161 — Alien Dependents.

176.161 ALIEN DEPENDENTS. Subdivision 1. Residing outside United States. In case a deceased employee for whose injury or death compensation is payable leaves surviving an alien dependent residing outside the United States the commissioner shall direct the payment of all compensation due the dependent to be made to the duly accredited consular officer of the country of which the beneficiary is a citizen residing within the state, or to a designated representative residing within the state; or, if the commissioner believes that the interests of the dependent will be better served and at any time prior to the final settlement the dependent files with the commissioner a power of attorney designating any other suitable person residing in this state to act as attorney in fact in such proceedings, the commissioner may appoint such person. If it appears necessary to institute proceedings to enforce payment of compensation due the dependent, the commissioner may permit the consular officer to institute these proceedings. If during the pendency of these proceedings, such power of attorney is filed by the alien dependent, the commissioner shall then determine whether such attorney in fact be substituted to represent such dependent or if the consular officer or a representative continue therein. The person so appointed may carry on proceedings to settle all claims for compensation and receive for distribution to such dependent all compensation arising under this chapter. The settlement and distribution of the funds shall be made only on the written order of the commissioner. The person so appointed shall furnish a bond satisfactory to the commissioner, conditioned upon the proper application of the money received. Before the bond is discharged, the person so appointed shall file with the commissioner a verified account of receipts and disbursements of such compensation. Subd. 2. List of dependents. Before receiving the first payment of such compensation and thereafter when ordered so to do by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, the person so appointed shall furnish to the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry a sworn statement containing a list of the dependents showing the name, age, residence, extent of dependency, and relationship to the deceased of each dependent. Subd. 3. Certain proceedings legalized. In any proceedings heretofore taken to recover compensation for any alien dependent carried on for at least five years in the name of a person as petitioner, designated by power of attorney from the alien dependent, the right of this designated petitioner to conclude the proceedings or final settlement and to fully bind all parties thereby is hereby legalized in all respects. History:  1953 c 755 s 18; 1973 c 388 s 44,45; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 90; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 176.165 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.165 — Lump-sum Payments.

176.165 LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS. The amounts of compensation payable periodically may be commuted to one or more lump-sum payments only by order of the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, compensation judge, or Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals in cases upon appeal, and on such terms and conditions as the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, compensation judge, or Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals prescribes. In making these commutations the lump-sum payments shall amount, in the aggregate, to a sum equal to the present value of all future installments of the compensation calculated on a five percent basis. History:  1953 c 755 s 19; 1973 c 388 s 46; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78
MN Stat § 176.171 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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 paid by the employer to any bank, mutual savings bank, savings association, or trust company in this state approved and designated by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, compensation judge, or Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals in cases upon appeal. Such sum, together with all interest thereon, shall be held in trust for the employee or for the dependents of the employee, who shall have no further recourse against the employer. The employer's payment of this sum evidenced by a receipt of the trustee filed with the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, operates as a satisfaction of the compensation liability as to the employer. The trustee shall make payments from the fund in the same amounts and at the same time as are required of the employer until the fund and interest is exhausted, except when otherwise ordered by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry. In the appointment of trustee the preference shall be given to the choice of the injured employee or the choice of the dependents of the deceased employee. History:  1953 c 755 s 20; 1971 c 422 s 3; 1973 c 388 s 47; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1995 c 202 art 1 s 25
MN Stat § 176.175 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|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 reason of this preference. Subd. 2. Nonassignability. No claim for compensation or settlement of a claim for compensation owned by an injured employee or dependents is assignable. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any claim for compensation owned by an injured employee or dependents is exempt from seizure or sale for the payment of any debt or liability. History:  1953 c 755 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 212 s 1
MN Stat § 176.222 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.222 — Report On Collection And Assessment Of Fines And Penalties.

176.222 REPORT ON COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES. The commissioner shall annually, by January 30, submit a report to the legislature detailing the assessment and collection of fines and penalties under this chapter on a fiscal year basis for the immediately preceding fiscal year and for as many prior years as the data is available. History:   1992 c 510 art 3 s 26
MN Stat § 176.223 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.223 — Prompt First Action Report.

176.223 PROMPT FIRST ACTION REPORT. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "insurer" means a workers' compensation insurer licensed in Minnesota and a self-insured employer approved to self-insure by the commissioner of commerce; (2) "prompt first action" means that an insurer commenced payment of wage loss benefits, or filed a denial of liability for an injury or for wage loss benefits, within the time frames required by section 176.221, subdivision 1; and (3) "wage loss benefits" means temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, and permanent total disability benefits, as described in section 176.101. (b) No later than March 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2022, the department shall publish a report providing data for each insurer on the total number of the insurer's claims, and the number and percentage of the insurer's claims with prompt first action. The report must be based on data that the insurer reported to the commissioner in the previous calendar year, except that the commissioner may exclude incomplete or unreliable data. The five most recent reports must be published on the department's website. (c) On or before January 15, 2022, and on or before each January 15 thereafter, the department must provide each insurer listed in the report with notice of the data on that insurer that the department plans to include in the report. By February 15, 2022, and by each February 15 thereafter, the insurer must electronically file corrected data with the commissioner in CAMPUS in order for it to be reflected in the March 15 report. History:  1995 c 231 art 2 s 86; 7Sp2020 c 1 art 2 s 12; 2021 c 12 s 10
MN Stat § 176.178 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.178 — Fraud.

176.178 FRAUD. Subdivision 1. Intent. Any person who, with intent to defraud, receives workers' compensation benefits to which the person is not entitled by knowingly misrepresenting, misstating, or failing to disclose any material fact is guilty of theft and shall be sentenced pursuant to section 609.52, subdivision 3. Subd. 2. Forms. The text of subdivision 1 shall be placed on all forms prescribed by the commissioner for claims or responses to claims for workers' compensation benefits under this chapter. The absence of the text does not constitute a defense against prosecution under subdivision 1. History:  1992 c 510 art 2 s 6; 1995 c 231 art 1 s 25
MN Stat § 176.179 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.179 — Recovery Of Overpayments.

176.179 RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS. Notwithstanding section 176.521, subdivision 3, or any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, except as provided in this section, no lump-sum or weekly payment, or settlement, which is voluntarily paid to an injured employee or the survivors of a deceased employee in apparent or seeming accordance with the provisions of this chapter by an employer or insurer, or is paid pursuant to an order of the workers' compensation division, a compensation judge, or court of appeals relative to a claim by an injured employee or the employee's survivors, and received in good faith by the employee or the employee's survivors shall be refunded to the paying employer or insurer in the event that it is subsequently determined that the payment was made under a mistake in fact or law by the employer or insurer. When the payments have been made to a person who is entitled to receive further payments of compensation for the same injury, the mistaken compensation may be taken as a partial credit against future periodic benefits. The credit applied against further payments of temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, retraining benefits, death benefits, or weekly payments of economic recovery or impairment compensation shall not exceed 20 percent of the amount that would otherwise be payable. An employer or insurer may not offset an overpayment of benefits against: (1) medical expenses due or payable; or (2) a penalty awarded to the employee for late payment or underpayment of benefits. Where the commissioner or compensation judge determines that the mistaken compensation was not received in good faith, the commissioner or compensation judge may order reimbursement of the compensation. For purposes of this section, a payment is not received in good faith if it is obtained through fraud, or if the employee knew that the compensation was paid under mistake of fact or law, and the employee has not refunded the mistaken compensation. History:  1974 c 486 s 5; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; Ex1979 c 3 s 49; 1983 c 290 s 112; 1986 c 461 s 23; 1987 c 332 s 45; 1992 c 510 art 1 s 11; 1995 c 231 art 1 s 26; 2009 c 75 s 10
MN Stat § 176.195 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.195 — Revocation Of Insurer's License.

176.195 REVOCATION OF INSURER'S LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Grounds. Where an insurer, or an agent of an insurer, has been guilty of fraud, misrepresentation, or culpable, persistent, and unreasonable delay in making payments or settlements under this chapter, the commissioner of commerce shall revoke the license of the insurer to write workers' compensation insurance. Subd. 1a. Additional grounds. Where an insurer or agent of an insurer has failed to comply with provisions of this chapter, other than the provisions in subdivision 1, the commissioner of commerce may revoke the license of the insurer to write workers' compensation insurance. Subd. 2. Commencement of proceedings. The commissioner of commerce may act under subdivision 1 or subdivision 1a upon the commissioner's own motion, the recommendation of the commissioner of labor and industry, the chief administrative law judge, or the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, or the complaint of any interested person. Subd. 3. Complaint, answer; hearing. A complaint against an insurer shall include a notice and order for hearing, shall be in writing and shall specify clearly the grounds upon which the license is sought to be suspended or revoked. The insurer shall file a written answer to the complaint within 20 days of service of the complaint. The hearing shall be conducted under chapter 14. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1987 c 332 s 117] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1987 c 332 s 117] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1987 c 332 s 117] Subd. 7. Report to commissioner of commerce. The commissioner may send reports to the commissioner of commerce regarding compliance with this chapter by insurers writing workers' compensation insurance. A report may include a recommendation for revocation of an insurer's license under this section and may also recommend the imposition of other penalties which may be imposed upon insurers by the commissioner of commerce. History:  1953 c 755 s 25; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1973 c 388 s 55,56; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1983 c 290 s 126-128; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 332 s 55
MN Stat § 176.201 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.201 — Discriminatory Rates.

176.201 DISCRIMINATORY RATES. Subdivision 1. Physically disabled persons. An insurer, or an agent or employee of an insurer, shall not make or charge a rate which discriminates against the employment of a person who is physically disabled through the loss or loss of use of a member whether due to accident or other cause. Subd. 2. Violation a misdemeanor. A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 3. Conviction of violation, cancellation of license. Where an insurer, or an agent or employee of an insurer, has been convicted under this section, the fact of conviction is sufficient cause for the commissioner of commerce to cancel the license of the insurer to write workers' compensation insurance. History:  1953 c 755 s 26; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 2005 c 56 s 1
MN Stat § 176.205 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.205 — Person Deemed Employer.

176.205 PERSON DEEMED EMPLOYER. Subdivision 1. Fraudulent device to evade responsibility to worker. Subject to subdivision 2, a person who creates or executes any fraudulent scheme, artifice, or device to enable the person to execute work without being responsible to the worker under this chapter, is deemed an "employer" and is subject to the liabilities which this chapter imposes on employers. Subd. 2. Contractor, subcontractor. Subdivision 1 does not apply to an owner who in good faith lets a contract to a contractor. In such case, the contractor or subcontractor is deemed the "employer." Subd. 3. Exceptions. A person shall not be deemed a contractor or subcontractor where: (1) the person performs work upon another's premises, with the other's tools or appliances, and under the other's direction; or (2) the person does what is commonly called "piece work"; or (3) in any way the system of employment merely provides a method of fixing the worker's wages. Subd. 4. Calculation of compensation. Where compensation is claimed against a person under the terms of this section, the compensation shall be calculated with reference to the wages the worker was receiving at the time of the injury or death from the person by whom the worker was immediately employed. History:  1953 c 755 s 27; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 176.211 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.211 — Acts Or Omissions Of Third Persons.

176.211 ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF THIRD PERSONS. Except as provided by this chapter the employer need not pay compensation for injuries due to the acts or omissions of third persons who are at the time neither in the service of the employer nor engaged in the work in which the injury occurs. History:   1953 c 755 s 28
MN Stat § 176.215 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.215 — Subcontractor's Failure To Comply With Chapter.

176.215 SUBCONTRACTOR'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER. Subdivision 1. Liability for payment of compensation. Where a subcontractor fails to comply with this chapter, the general contractor, or intermediate contractor, or subcontractor is liable for payment of all compensation due an employee of a subsequent subcontractor who is engaged in work upon the subject matter of the contract. Subd. 1a. Enforcement of order. If the compensation judge orders the general contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor to pay compensation benefits, the award issued against the general contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor constitutes a lien for government services under section 514.67 on all property of the general contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor and is subject to the provisions of the Revenue Recapture Act under chapter 270A. The special compensation fund may enforce the terms of the award in the same manner as a district court judgment. Subd. 2. Subrogation. A person who has paid compensation under this section is subrogated to the rights of the injured employee against the employee's immediate employer, or any person whose liability for compensation payment to the employee is prior to the liability of the person who paid it. Subd. 3. Determination of respective liabilities. The Workers' Compensation Division may determine the respective liabilities of persons under this section. History:  1953 c 755 s 29; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1973 c 388 s 57; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 81
MN Stat § 176.234 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation|Section 176.234 — Release Of Data For Epidemiologic Study.

176.234 RELEASE OF DATA FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY. The commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry shall, upon request, provide the commissioner of health data classified as private data under section 13.02, subdivision 12, which are contained in the initial report of injury under section 176.231, and other workers' compensation records related to any individual's injury or illness. Data to be provided include, but are not limited to, all personal identifiers such as name, address, age, sex, and Social Security number for the injured person, employer identification information, insurance information, compensation payments, and physician and rehabilitation reports which the commissioner of labor and industry determines may pertain to specific epidemiologic investigations being conducted by the Department of Health. History:   1991 c 202 s 15