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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.20 — Enforcement.

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, 181A, or 184. If an employer refuses to permit entry into the employer's place of employment, the commissioner may apply for an inspection order in the district court in the county in which the place of employment is located requiring the employer to permit entry of the commissioner or an authorized representative. The commissioner or an authorized representative may issue subpoenas, collect evidence, interview witnesses, take testimony, compel the attendance of witnesses, and shall have authority to administer oaths and take testimony under oath, but no person shall be compelled to attend as a witness unless paid the fees provided for witnesses in the district court. The commissioner may interview in private nonmanagement employees regarding the matter under investigation.
History:
(4050) 1913 c 518 s 8; 1919 c 110 s 1; 1961 c 560 s 16; 1975 c 348 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 3 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.24 — Duties Of Employers And Others To Make Reports; Preservation Of Records.

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, shall make a certified report to the department, upon blanks furnished by it, of all matters covered by the request. The names of persons or concerns supplying such information shall not be disclosed. Every notice, order, or direction given by such department shall be in writing, signed by an officer or inspector of such department, or a person specially designated for the purpose, and be served by the signer. Papers so served and all records and documents of the department are hereby declared public documents and shall not be destroyed within two years after their return or receipt by such department.
History:
(4250) 1913 c 518 s 10; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.25 — Persons Aggrieved; Powers Of District Court.

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 had before such court, or before three impartial expert referees appointed by the court, who shall file their report within ten days after the hearing. The court may alter, annul, or affirm the order or direction complained of; the decision to be based upon the hearing by the court, or upon the report of the referees. Such decision shall take the place of the original order. In cases of affirmation, the losing parties shall pay a reasonable compensation to the referees, to be fixed by the court. In case of decisions rendered adverse to the order of the Department of Labor and Industry, such compensation shall be paid out of the appropriation for the support of the department.
History:
(4251) 1913 c 518 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.27 — Disclosure Of Names Of Persons Giving Information; Refusal To Testify; Denying Admission; Penalty.

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 attend or testify in any hearing under the direction of the Department of Labor and Industry shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any owner or occupant of any place of employment who shall refuse to admit thereto any employee of the department seeking entrance in the discharge of the employee's duties, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person, firm, or corporation, or any of its officers or agents, who or which shall refuse to file with the department such reports as are required by it under the provisions of sections 175.24 to 175.27 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(4253) 1913 c 518 s 14; 1917 c 14 s 1; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1975 c 348 s 5; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.33 — Physicians To Report Certain Cases Of Poison To The Department.

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 of the patient's employment, shall send to the Department of Labor and Industry a notice stating the name and full postal address and place of employment of the patient and the disease from which, in the opinion of the physician, the patient is suffering, with such other specific information as may be required by the department of labor and industry and which may be ascertained by the physician in the course of duties.
History:
(4198) 1913 c 21 s 1; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.35 — Enforcement.

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 6; 1982 c 424 s 44; 1987 c 309 s 24; 2008 c 277 art 1 s 26; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.37 — Cooperation With U.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 state of the Act of Congress known as the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, approved June 25, 1938, and amendments thereof. No additional expense shall be incurred by the department in rendering such assistance and cooperation except upon condition that the state be reimbursed therefor in accordance with federal laws and regulations and subject to the applicable laws of this state.
All moneys heretofore or hereafter received from the federal government for such reimbursement are hereby appropriated to the Department of Labor and Industry to pay the cost of such assistance and cooperation.
History:
1941 c 68 s 1; Ex1967 c 1 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.45 — Standards For Dual Training.

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, agriculture, transportation, child care, and the legal cannabis industry. Competency standards are not rules and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions in section 14.386 concerning exempt rules do not apply.
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:
(1) "competency standards" means the specific knowledge and skills necessary for a particular occupation; and
(2) "dual-training program" means an employment-based earn-as-you-learn program where the trainee is employed by a participating employer and receives structured on-the-job training and technical instruction in accordance with the competency standards.
Subd. 3.
Competency standards identification process.
In identifying competency standards, the commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education and the commissioner of employment and economic development and convene recognized industry experts, representative employers, higher education institutions, representatives of the disabled community, and representatives of labor to assist in identifying credible competency standards. Competency standards must be consistent with, to the extent available and practical, recognized international and national standards.
Subd. 4.
Duties.
The commissioner shall:
(1) convene industry representatives to identify, develop, and implement dual-training programs;
(2) identify competency standards for entry-level and higher skill levels;
(3) verify the competency standards and skill levels and their transferability by subject matter expert representatives of each respective industry;
(4) develop models for Minnesota educational institutions to engage in providing education and training to meet the competency standards established;
(5) encourage participation by employers and labor in the competency standard identification process for occupations in their industry;
(6) align dual-training programs with other workforce initiatives; and
(7) provide technical assistance to develop dual-training programs.
Subd. 5.
Notification.
The commissioner must communicate identified competency standards to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for the purpose of the dual-training competency grant program under section 136A.246. The commissioner of labor and industry shall maintain the competency standards on the department's website.
History:
2015 c 69 art 3 s 18; 2016 c 86 s 2; 2017 c 94 art 2 s 1; 2023 c 41 art 2 s 28; 2023 c 63 art 6 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.01 — Creation.

175A.01 CREATION.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; membership.
The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals as previously constituted is reconstituted as an independent agency in the executive branch.
The court shall consist of five judges, each serving in the unclassified service.
Subd. 2.
Appointment; terms; limitation.
Each judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for a term of six years commencing at the expiration of the preceding term. Any vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term, subject to confirmation by the senate. The terms of the judges shall expire on the first Monday in January of the year in which they expire. The terms of the judges shall be staggered.
Subd. 3.
Qualifications.
To qualify for appointment to the court, a candidate shall be learned in the law, have been licensed to practice law for at least five years, and have experience with and knowledge of workers' compensation and the workers' compensation laws of Minnesota.
Subd. 4.
Standards of conduct.
The judges of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall be subject to the provisions of the Minnesota Constitution, article VI, section 6, the jurisdiction of the Commission on Judicial Standards, as provided in sections 490A.01 and 490A.02, and the provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct.
Subd. 5.
Jurisdiction.
The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall have statewide jurisdiction. Except for an appeal to the supreme court or any other appeal allowed under this subdivision, the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall be the sole, exclusive, and final authority for the hearing and determination of all questions of law and fact arising under the workers' compensation laws of the state in those cases that have been appealed to the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and in any case that has been transferred by the district court to the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall have no jurisdiction in any case that does not arise under the workers' compensation laws of the state or in any criminal case, provided that the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall exercise appellate jurisdiction under the laws governing employees of the state, a county, or other governmental subdivision who contract tuberculosis and under chapter 352E.
Subd. 6.
Oath.
Each judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals before entering upon the duties of office, shall take the oath prescribed by law.
History:
1981 c 346 s 42; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 506 art 1 s 1; 2006 c 271 art 11 s 48
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.02 — Administrative Officers.

175A.02 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS.
Subdivision 1.
WCCA; chief judge.
The governor shall designate a chief judge from among the judges. The chief judge shall have overall responsibility for administration of the court, including acting as custodian of the court's files and records and coordinator of hearing assignments. The chief judge may appoint an assistant administrator to assist the judge in the performance of administrative duties. The chief judge shall also have responsibility for oversight of other judges and court personnel with respect to timely performance of duties in a professional manner.
Subd. 2.
District courts.
The court administrator of district court in each county shall be the court administrator of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals in that county. Filing fees and library fees deposited with the court administrator of district court in the capacity as clerk of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and in cases originally commenced in district court and transferred to the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall be retained by the court administrator of district court. The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals court administrator in each county shall be subject to the supervision of the chief judge appointed under subdivision 1 in Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals matters.
History:
1981 c 346 s 43; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1990 c 506 art 1 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.03 — Political Nonparticipation.

175A.03 POLITICAL NONPARTICIPATION.
Every judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and every officer or employee of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals who by solicitation or otherwise exerts influence, directly or indirectly, to induce other officers or employees of the state to adopt the inducer's political views, or to favor any particular person or candidate for office, or to contribute funds for campaign or political purposes, shall be removed from office or position by the appointing authority.
History:
1981 c 346 s 44; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.04 — Office.

175A.04 OFFICE.
The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall maintain its main office within the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and be provided by the commissioner of administration with suitable rooms and necessary furniture. The offices of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and the Department of Labor and Industry shall be in separate buildings. The court may hold sessions at any other place in the state when their convenience and that of the parties interested so requires.
History:
1981 c 346 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.05 — Quorum.

175A.05 QUORUM.
Subdivision 1.
Judges' quorum.
A majority of the judges of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall constitute a quorum for the exercise of the powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals except that all appeals shall be heard by no more than a panel of three of the five judges unless the case appealed is determined to be of exceptional importance by the chief judge prior to assignment of the case to a panel, or by a three-fifths vote of the judges prior to assignment of the case to a panel or after the case has been considered by the panel but prior to the service and filing of the decision.
Subd. 2.
Vacancy.
A vacancy shall not impair the ability of the remaining judges of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals to exercise all the powers and perform all of the duties of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals.
Subd. 3.
Retired judges.
Where the number of Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals judges available to hear a case is insufficient to constitute a quorum, the chief judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals may, with the retired judge's consent, assign a judge who is retired from the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals or the Office of Administrative Hearings to hear any case properly assigned to a judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. The retired judge assigned to the case may act on it with the full powers of the judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. A retired judge performing this service shall receive pay and expenses in the amount and manner provided by law for judges serving on the court, less the amount of retirement pay the judge is receiving under chapter 352 or 490.
History:
1981 c 346 s 46; 1983 c 301 s 145; 1990 c 506 art 1 s 3; 2018 c 185 art 1 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.06 — Sessions To Be Public.

175A.06 SESSIONS TO BE PUBLIC.
The hearings of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall be open to the public and may be adjourned from time to time. All the proceedings of the court shall be shown on its records, which shall be public records.
History:
1981 c 346 s 47
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.07 — Powers.

175A.07 POWERS.
Subdivision 1.
Process; procedures.
The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall keep such record of all its proceedings as it deems appropriate and shall issue necessary processes, writs, warrants, and notices which the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals is required or authorized to issue. Notices and other documents required to be served or filed on the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall be served on the administrator of the court or the administrator's delegate.
Subd. 2.
Personnel.
The chief judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall appoint in the manner provided by law all personnel required by the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. The law clerks are in the unclassified service. The commissioner of administration shall provide the court with necessary additional staff and administrative services, and the court shall reimburse the commissioner for the cost of these services. The chief judge may appoint an incumbent law clerk to a compensation attorney position. The chief judge may appoint a new compensation attorney when an incumbent law clerk, or the judge who appointed the law clerk, is no longer employed by the court. The total number of law clerks and compensation attorneys employed by the court at any time shall not exceed five. At least two other judges must approve the chief judge's selection of a compensation attorney. Compensation attorneys employed by the court shall be in the classified service.
Subd. 3.
Power to review.
The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall have the powers of review provided in chapter 176.
Subd. 4.
Rules.
The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall prescribe rules of practice before it in appellate matters.
History:
1981 c 346 s 48; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 404 s 150; 1990 c 506 art 1 s 4; 2013 c 33 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.08 — Seal.

175A.08 SEAL.
The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings, upon which shall be inscribed the words, "Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals of Minnesota" as the court of appeals may prescribe. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of such seal and of the signatures of the judges of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; and in all cases copies of orders, proceedings, or records of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, certified by a judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals under its seal, shall be received in evidence, with the same force and effect given to the originals.
History:
1981 c 346 s 49
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.09 — Travel Expenses.

175A.09 TRAVEL EXPENSES.
The workers' compensation judges of the court of appeals and the officers, assistants, and employees of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall be paid out of the state treasury their actual and necessary expenses while traveling on the business of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. Vouchers for such expenses shall be itemized and sworn to by the persons incurring the expense, and be subject to the approval of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals.
History:
1981 c 346 s 50
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175A — Workers' Compensation Court Of Appeals › Section 175A.10 — Appeals And Reviews.

175A.10 APPEALS AND REVIEWS.
Unless an appeal is taken to the district court, the right of appeal provided in chapter 176 shall be the exclusive remedy for reviewing the actions of the commissioner, the Workers' Compensation Division or a compensation judge in a matter arising under chapter 176. On any appeal taken by an employee or an employer or insurer to the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, or the supreme court, the decision of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, or the decision of the supreme court on its review, as the case may be, shall be final and conclusive as to all parties to the proceedings as to all matters at issue determined by a decision. In all cases the decision of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals on appeal, or of the supreme court on review, as the case may be, shall stand in lieu of the order of the commissioner or the division or the compensation judge from whom the appeal was taken.
History:
1981 c 346 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.001 — Intent Of The Legislature.

176.001 INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
It is the intent of the legislature that chapter 176 be interpreted so as to assure the quick and efficient delivery of indemnity and medical benefits to injured workers at a reasonable cost to the employers who are subject to the provisions of this chapter. It is the specific intent of the legislature that workers' compensation cases shall be decided on their merits and that the common law rule of "liberal construction" based on the supposed "remedial" basis of workers' compensation legislation shall not apply in such cases. The workers' compensation system in Minnesota is based on a mutual renunciation of common law rights and defenses by employers and employees alike. Employees' rights to sue for damages over and above medical and health care benefits and wage loss benefits are to a certain degree limited by the provisions of this chapter, and employers' rights to raise common law defenses such as lack of negligence, contributory negligence on the part of the employee, and others, are curtailed as well. Accordingly, the legislature hereby declares that the workers' compensation laws are not remedial in any sense and are not to be given a broad liberal construction in favor of the claimant or employee on the one hand, nor are the rights and interests of the employer to be favored over those of the employee on the other hand.
History:
1981 c 346 s 52; 1983 c 290 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.031 — Employer's Liability Exclusive.

176.031 EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY EXCLUSIVE.
The liability of an employer prescribed by this chapter is exclusive and in the place of any other liability to such employee, personal representative, surviving spouse, parent, any child, dependent, next of kin, or other person entitled to recover damages on account of such injury or death. If an employer other than the state or any municipal subdivision thereof fails to insure or self-insure liability for compensation to injured employees and their dependents, an injured employee, or legal representatives or, if death results from the injury, any dependent may elect to claim compensation under this chapter or to maintain an action in the courts for damages on account of such injury or death. In such action it is not necessary to plead or prove freedom from contributory negligence. The defendant may not plead as a defense that the injury was caused by the negligence of a fellow servant, that the employee assumed the risk of employment, or that the injury was due to the contributory negligence of the employee, unless it appears that such negligence was willful on the part of the employee. The burden of proof to establish such willful negligence is upon the defendant. For the purposes of this chapter the state and each municipal subdivision thereof is treated as a self-insurer when not carrying insurance at the time of the injury or death of an employee.
History:
1953 c 755 s 3; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.043 — Trucking And Messenger/courier Industries; Independent Contractors.

176.043 TRUCKING AND MESSENGER/COURIER INDUSTRIES; INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
In the trucking and messenger/courier industries, an operator of a car, van, truck, tractor, or truck-tractor that is licensed and registered by a governmental motor vehicle agency is an employee unless each of the following factors is present, and if each factor is present, the operator is an independent contractor:
(1) the individual owns the equipment or holds it under a bona fide lease arrangement;
(2) the individual is responsible for the maintenance of the equipment;
(3) the individual is responsible for the operating costs, including fuel, repairs, supplies, vehicle insurance, and personal expenses. The individual may be paid the carrier's fuel surcharge and incidental costs, including, but not limited to, tolls, permits, and lumper fees;
(4) the individual is responsible for supplying the necessary personal services to operate the equipment;
(5) the individual's compensation is based on factors related to the work performed, such as a percentage of any schedule of rates, and not on the basis of the hours or time expended;
(6) the individual substantially controls the means and manner of performing the services, in conformance with regulatory requirements and specifications of the shipper; and
(7) the individual enters into a written contract that specifies the relationship to be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee.
History:
2009 c 89 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.051 — Assumption Of Liability; Farm And Household Workers.

176.051 ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY; FARM AND HOUSEHOLD WORKERS.
Subdivision 1.
Farm and household workers.
An employer of workers on a farm operation or household workers not otherwise covered by this chapter may assume the liability for compensation imposed by this chapter and the employer's procurement of a workers' compensation policy constitutes an assumption by the employer of liability unless the employer elects in writing not to have those persons covered and the policy states that election. This assumption of liability takes effect and continues from the effective date of the policy and only as long as the policy remains in force. If during the life of the insurance policy, an employee, who is a worker on a farm operation or a household worker, suffers personal injury or death arising out of and in the course of employment, the exclusive remedy of the employee or the employee's dependents is under this chapter. For purposes of this section, farm worker does not include a spouse, parent, or child, regardless of age, of a farmer, a partner in a farm operation, or an officer of a family farm corporation as defined in section 500.24, subdivision 1, nor does it include other farmers in the same community or members of their family exchanging work with the farmer-employer or family farm corporation operator.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1984 c 432 art 1 s 4]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1984 c 432 art 1 s 4]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1984 c 432 art 1 s 4]
History:
1953 c 755 s 5; 1973 c 657 s 3; 1975 c 359 s 6; 1977 c 342 s 6; 1983 c 311 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.071 — Joint Employers; Contribution.

176.071 JOINT EMPLOYERS; CONTRIBUTION.
When compensation is payable under this chapter for the injury or death of an employee employed and paid jointly by two or more employers at the time of the injury or death these employers shall contribute to the payment of the compensation in the proportion of their wage liabilities to the employee. If any such employer is excluded from the provisions of this chapter and is not liable for compensation, the liability of those employers who are liable for compensation is the proportion of the entire compensation which their wage liability bears to the employee's entire wages. As between themselves such employers may arrange for a different distribution of payment of the compensation for which they are liable.
History:
1953 c 755 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.091 — Minor Employees.

176.091 MINOR EMPLOYEES.
Except as provided in section 176.092, a minor employee has the same power to enter into a contract, make election of remedy, make any settlement, and receive compensation as an adult employee.
History:
1953 c 755 s 9; 1957 c 781 s 1; 1973 c 388 s 17; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1993 c 194 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.095 — Legislative Findings.

176.095 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
The legislature finds that workers' compensation benefits for total disabilities should exceed those benefits provided for partial disabilities in order to fairly compensate the person unable to engage in gainful employment or suffering an injury described in section 176.101, subdivision 5. It is the policy of the legislature that any change in the benefit schedule for total disability be accompanied by an appropriate change in the benefit schedule for partial disability.
History:
1969 c 936 s 1; 1975 c 359 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.104 — Rehabilitation Prior To Determination Of Liability.

176.104 REHABILITATION PRIOR TO DETERMINATION OF LIABILITY.
Subdivision 1.
Dispute.
If there exists a dispute regarding medical causation or whether an injury arose out of and in the course and scope of employment and an employee is otherwise eligible for rehabilitation services under section 176.102 prior to determination of liability, the employee shall be referred by the commissioner to the department's Vocational Rehabilitation Unit which shall provide rehabilitation consultation if appropriate. The services provided by the department's Vocational Rehabilitation Unit and the scope and term of the rehabilitation are governed by section 176.102 and rules adopted pursuant to that section. Rehabilitation costs and services under this subdivision shall be monitored by the commissioner.
Subd. 2.
Liability for rehabilitation; lien.
(a) If liability is determined after the employee has commenced rehabilitation under this section the liable party is responsible for the cost of rehabilitation provided. Future rehabilitation after liability is established is governed by section 176.102.
(b) If the employer, insurer, or defendant is given written notice by the department of a claim for rehabilitation services or disbursements, the claim is a lien against the amount paid or payable as compensation.
Subd. 3.
Reimbursements.
All money received under this section must be credited to the special compensation fund.
Subd. 4.
Vocational Rehabilitation Unit funding.
The cost of the Vocational Rehabilitation Unit shall be financed by the special compensation fund beginning July 1, 1992.
History:
1983 c 290 s 85; 1984 c 432 art 2 s 17,18; 1986 c 461 s 11; 1991 c 292 art 10 s 2; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 34-36; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.107 — Teleconferences.

176.107 TELECONFERENCES.
The division, department, office, or the court of appeals may, at its discretion, conduct mediation sessions, administrative conferences, settlement conferences, or hearings as provided in this chapter in person, by telephone, or by visual or audio teleconferencing methods.
History:
1995 c 231 art 2 s 56
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.108 — Light-duty Work Pools.

176.108 LIGHT-DUTY WORK POOLS.
Employers may form light-duty work pools for the purpose of encouraging the return to work of injured employees. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
History:
1995 c 231 art 2 s 57; 1997 c 7 art 5 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.121 — Commencement Of Compensation.

176.121 COMMENCEMENT OF COMPENSATION.
In cases of temporary total or temporary partial disability no compensation is allowed for the three calendar days after the disability commenced, except as provided by section 176.135, nor in any case unless the employer has actual knowledge of the injury or is notified thereof within the period specified in section 176.141. If the disability continues for ten calendar days or longer, the compensation is computed from the commencement of the disability. Disability is deemed to commence on the first calendar day or fraction of a calendar day that the employee is unable to work.
History:
1953 c 755 s 12; 1969 c 936 s 13; 1983 c 290 s 92
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.1321 — Effective Date Of Benefit Changes.

176.1321 EFFECTIVE DATE OF BENEFIT CHANGES.
Unless otherwise specified in the act making the change, any workers' compensation benefit change shall be effective on the October 1 next following its final enactment.
History:
Ex1979 c 3 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.1361 — Testimony Of Providers.

176.1361 TESTIMONY OF PROVIDERS.
When the commissioner, a compensation judge, or the court of appeals has reason to believe that a medical or other provider of treatment services has submitted false testimony or a false report in any proceeding under this chapter, the commissioner, compensation judge, or the court of appeals shall refer the matter to an appropriate licensing body or other professional certifying organization for review and recommendations. Based upon their recommendation, the Medical Services Review Board, after hearing, may bar the provider from making an appearance, and disallow the admission into evidence of written reports of the provider, in any proceeding under this chapter for a period not to exceed one year in the first instance and three years in the second instance, and may permanently bar the provider from appearance and the provider's reports from admission in evidence thereafter.
History:
1981 c 346 s 88; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 332 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.182 — Business Licenses Or Permits; Coverage Required.

176.182 BUSINESS LICENSES OR PERMITS; COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Every state or local licensing agency shall withhold the issuance or renewal of a license or permit to operate a business in Minnesota until the applicant presents acceptable evidence of compliance with the workers' compensation insurance coverage requirement of section 176.181, subdivision 2, by providing the name of the insurance company, the policy number, and dates of coverage or the permit to self-insure. The commissioner shall assess a penalty to the employer of $2,000 payable to the commissioner for deposit in the assigned risk safety account, if the information is not reported or is falsely reported.
Neither the state nor any governmental subdivision of the state shall enter into any contract for the doing of any public work before receiving from all other contracting parties acceptable evidence of compliance with the workers' compensation insurance coverage requirement of section 176.181, subdivision 2.
This section shall not be construed to create any liability on the part of the state or any governmental subdivision to pay workers' compensation benefits or to indemnify the special compensation fund, an employer, or insurer who pays workers' compensation benefits.
History:
1981 c 346 s 94; 1983 c 290 s 114; 1987 c 332 s 47; 1992 c 510 art 3 s 19; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 72; 2002 c 262 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.186 — Records From Other State Agencies.

176.186 RECORDS FROM OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
Notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary except chapter 270B, the commissioner may obtain from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, and Office of the Secretary of State, or any other state agency, upon request, names or lists of employers doing business in the state. This information shall be treated by the commissioner in the manner provided by chapter 13.
History:
1983 c 290 s 121; 1984 c 514 art 3 s 2; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 75; 1989 c 184 art 2 s 8; 1994 c 483 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2009 c 75 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.192 — Bomb Disposal Unit Employees.

176.192 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT EMPLOYEES.
For purposes of this chapter, a member of a bomb disposal unit approved by the commissioner of public safety and employed by a municipality defined in section 466.01, is considered an employee of the Department of Public Safety solely for the purposes of this chapter when disposing of or neutralizing bombs or other similar hazardous explosives, as defined in section 299C.063, outside the jurisdiction of the employer-municipality.
History:
1988 c 717 s 2; 1995 c 226 art 4 s 2; 2001 c 123 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.651 — Severability.

176.651 SEVERABILITY.
In case for any reason any paragraph or any provision of this chapter shall be questioned in any court of last resort, and shall be held by such court to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not be held to affect any other paragraph or provision thereof.
History:
1953 c 755 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.66 — Occupational Diseases; How Regarded.

176.66 OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; HOW REGARDED.
Subdivision 1.
Disability, disablement.
The disablement of an employee resulting from an occupational disease shall be regarded as a personal injury within the meaning of the workers' compensation law.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12]
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12]
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12]
Subd. 9.
[Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12]
Subd. 10.
Multiple employers or insurers; liability.
The employer liable for the compensation for a personal injury under this chapter is the employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed in a significant way to the hazard of the occupational disease. In the event that the employer who is liable for the compensation had multiple insurers during the employee's term of employment, the insurer who was on the risk during the employee's last significant exposure to the hazard of the occupational disease is the liable party. Where there is a dispute as to which employer is liable under this section, the employer in whose employment the employee is last exposed to the hazard of the occupational disease shall pay benefits pursuant to section 176.191, subdivision 1. If this last employer had coverage for workers' compensation liability from more than one insurer during the employment the insurer on the risk during the last period during which the employee was last exposed to the hazard of the occupational disease shall pay benefits as provided under section 176.191, subdivision 1, whether or not this insurer was on risk during the last significant exposure. The party making payments under this section shall be reimbursed by the party who is subsequently determined to be liable for the occupational disease, including interest at a rate of 12 percent a year. For purposes of this section, a self-insured employer shall be considered to be an insurer and an employer.
Subd. 11.
Amount of compensation.
The compensation for an occupational disease is 66-2/3 percent of the employee's weekly wage on the date of injury subject to a maximum compensation equal to the maximum compensation in effect on the date of last exposure.
History:
(4327) 1921 c 82 s 67; 1939 c 306; 1943 c 633 s 4; 1947 c 612 s 1; 1949 c 500 s 1-3; 1955 c 206 s 2; 1957 c 834 s 2; 1959 c 20 s 2; 1963 c 497 s 2; 1967 c 905 s 9; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1973 c 643 s 11; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1983 c 290 s 163,164; 1984 c 432 art 2 s 48,49; 1985 c 234 s 18; 1995 c 231 art 1 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › Section 176.82 — Action For Civil Damages For Obstructing Employee Seeking Benefits.

176.82 ACTION FOR CIVIL DAMAGES FOR OBSTRUCTING EMPLOYEE SEEKING BENEFITS.
Subdivision 1.
Retaliatory discharge.
Any person discharging or threatening to discharge an employee for seeking workers' compensation benefits or in any manner intentionally obstructing an employee seeking workers' compensation benefits is liable in a civil action for damages incurred by the employee including any diminution in workers' compensation benefits caused by a violation of this section including costs and reasonable attorney fees, and for punitive damages not to exceed three times the amount of any compensation benefit to which the employee is entitled. Damages awarded under this section shall not be offset by any workers' compensation benefits to which the employee is entitled.
Subd. 2.
Refusal to offer continued employment.
An employer who, without reasonable cause, refuses to offer continued employment to its employee when employment is available within the employee's physical limitations shall be liable in a civil action for one year's wages. The wages are payable from the date of the refusal to offer continued employment, and at the same time and at the same rate as the employee's preinjury wage, to continue during the period of the refusal up to a maximum of $15,000. These payments shall be in addition to any other payments provided by this chapter. In determining the availability of employment, the continuance in business of the employer shall be considered and written rules promulgated by the employer with respect to seniority or the provisions or any collective bargaining agreement shall govern. These payments shall not be covered by a contract of insurance. The employer shall be served directly and be a party to the claim. This subdivision shall not apply to employers who employ 15 or fewer full-time equivalent employees.
History:
1975 c 359 s 21,23; 1995 c 231 art 1 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › 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, and the operation of the workers' compensation system, the name and address of the workers' compensation carrier insuring them or the fact that the employer is self-insured.
The notice shall be displayed at all locations where the employer is engaged in business.
Subd. 2.
Failure to post; penalty.
The commissioner may assess a penalty of $500 against the employer payable to the commissioner for deposit in the assigned risk safety account if, after notice from the commissioner, the employer violates the posting requirement of this section.
History:
Ex1979 c 3 s 46; 1987 c 332 s 41; 1992 c 510 art 3 s 16; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 68; 2002 c 262 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 176 — Workers' Compensation › 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 is given or knowledge obtained. If the notice is given or the knowledge obtained within 30 days from the occurrence of the injury, no want, failure, or inaccuracy of a notice shall be a bar to obtaining compensation unless the employer shows prejudice by such want, defect, or inaccuracy, and then only to the extent of the prejudice. If the notice is given or the knowledge obtained within 180 days, and if the employee or other beneficiary shows that failure to give prior notice was due to the employee's or beneficiary's mistake, inadvertence, ignorance of fact or law, or inability, or to the fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit of the employer or agent, then compensation may be allowed, unless the employer shows prejudice by failure to receive the notice, in which case the amount of compensation shall be reduced by a sum which fairly represents the prejudice shown. Unless knowledge is obtained or written notice given within 180 days after the occurrence of the injury no compensation shall be allowed, except that an employee who is unable, because of mental or physical incapacity, to give notice to the employer within 180 days from the injury shall give the prescribed notice within 180 days from the time the incapacity ceases.
History:
1953 c 755 s 14; 1977 c 342 s 19; Ex1979 c 3 s 47; 1986 c 444