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Workers' compensation -- COMPACT, the newsletter for workers' compensation professionals

View the February 2013 edition of COMPACT; view past editions

February

• Department of Labor and Industry sets five-year goals, strategies

• DLI Dashboard shows agency performance indicators

• DLI reviews processes to cut waste, speed up response times

• Mileage rate rises

• Save the date:  2013 Workers' Compensation Summit

• Information sheet:  What injured workers should know about lumbar fusion surgery as a treatment for degenerative disc disease

• Department revises FROI form, EDI implementation guide

• Request for comments:  Possible amendments to rules governing workers' compensation treatment parameters rules related to spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal drug delivery systems

• Professional conduct complaints:  rehabilitation providers

• Vocational Rehabilitation unit helps injured workers get back to work

• 2012 updates to annual department reports released

• DLI-commissioned report recommends reimbursement cost controls

• How to report a workplace accident for workers' comp, OSHA

• Settlements, hearings survey report now available

• More resources from DLI:  newsletters, specialty email lists

• Ask the ADR pro:  DLI's Alternative Dispute Resolution unit answers frequently asked questions

• CompFact:  Duration of indemnity claims by industry

• Basic Adjuster Training 2013:  dates, location, topics and more

• Court decisions:  October through December 2012

View the special edition:  Focus on alternative dispute resolution

This special edition of COMPACT is designed to help stakeholders understand more about the various services provided by the Alternative Dispute Resolution unit at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Understanding the evolution of DLI's program and viewing objective measurements of its success should provide insight about what is working at the department and where DLI plans to go to provide even better services to meet the needs of the stakeholders.

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COMPACT, is a quarterly publication of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry that provides workers' compensation related department news and case information.