Minnesota Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Minnesota.
- The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that its Alternative Dispute Resolution unit will begin on Monday using the Microsoft Teams dial-in feature for administrative conferences. Instead of the arbitrator…
- The owner of a Minnesota construction company was charged with workers’ compensation fraud after failing to report an injury at a job site, according to a report by an ABC…
- A divided Minnesota Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a retail worker whose repetitive trauma injuries to her knee aggravated her osteoarthritis to the point of disablement. Neomi Schmidt…
- The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a hotel employee who was attacked by a mentally ill acquaintance at work could not recover workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries. Case: Profit v.
- The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a deputy sheriff’s entitlement to benefits for his post-traumatic stress disorder ended once his psychiatrist found he no longer met the criteria for the diagnosis. “Holding…
- The Minnesota Senate on Monday confirmed the appointment of Nicole Blissenbach as commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry. Nicole Blissenbach Blissenbach joined the department in June 2019 and has…
- The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that Work Comp Campus will stop accepting ACORD XML formatted electronic data interchange transactions at the close of business on Feb. 9. Starting…
- The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the phrase "killed in the line of duty" includes a death by suicide resulting from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by performing duties peculiar…
- Minnesota lawmakers on Wednesday introduced two bills that would address workplace safety issues for warehouse and meatpacking industry workers. HF 36 would address quotas for those working in warehouses for merchandise and…
- The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry requested comments from workers’ compensation system participants regarding new rules governing treatment for traumatic brain injuries. The department has not drafted proposed rules yet…
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