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Sep. 30, 2025 | All Workers' Compensation
Get ready for an unparalleled experience at the one-day Minnesota Work Comp Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 14, in celebration of the core of the Minnesota workers’ compensation community. The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Insurers Association (MWCIA) and the Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association (WCRA) have united to bring you an unforgettable day of learning and networking.
Sep. 30, 2025 | All Workers' Compensation
The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) is pleased to announce that James Nethercut has joined the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) unit. He will be providing a full range of dispute resolution services, including arbitrations and mediations.
Sep. 30, 2025 | All Workers' Compensation
Members of the Department of Labor and Industry’s Workers’ Compensation Division (Business Technology Office, Compliance Records and Training, and Alternative Dispute Resolution) will join more than 300 workers’ compensation professionals from around the country at the IAIABC 111th Convention in Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 6-8.
Sep. 30, 2025 | All Workers' Compensation
The Department of Labor and Industry's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) unit shares helpful insights to answer some of the unit's most frequently asked questions, including key considerations for effective filings, how to access claims in Campus, and locating a claim for filing a Notice of Appearance.
Aug. 28, 2025 | All workers' compensation
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s Compliance, Records and Training (CRT) unit is seeking two workers’ compensation compliance services officer, seniors.
Aug. 28, 2025 | All workers' compensation
Minnesota’s minimum-wage rate will be adjusted for inflation Jan. 1, 2026, to $11.41 an hour for all employers in the state.
Aug. 28, 2025 | All workers' compensation
In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature directed the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) to conduct a study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) claims in the workers’ compensation system and issue a report with its findings and recommendations by Aug. 1, 2025. DLI partnered with the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Minnesota to complete the PTSD study and prepare the report.
July 31, 2025 | QRCs and QRC interns
Recently, significant updates were made to Work Comp Campus, impacting the registration process for qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) interns, QRCs, QRC firms, and rehabilitation vendors. Now, DLI wants to inform stakeholders of an additional update that has been made in Campus for QRC interns.
July 31, 2025 | All Workers' Compensation
Workers’ compensation claim rates and benefits paid in Minnesota continue to be stable or follow their long-term downward trajectories, a new Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) report shows.
June 30, 2025 | QRCs, QRC interns, QRC firms and rehabilitation providers
The adopted amendments to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 5220, governing registration of workers’ compensation rehabilitation providers, were published in the June 23, 2025, edition of the State Register (page 1383) and are effective June 30, 2025. The amendments include registration changes for qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) interns, QRCs, QRC firms, and rehabilitation vendors.
June 30, 2025 | QRCs and QRC interns
Work Comp Campus users who have a “General” user type and file on behalf of a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) or QRC intern are now able to file Change of QRC forms in Campus. General users will now find the Change of QRC form when they click the “Submit a Filing” dropdown.
June 30, 2025 | Insurers, third-party administrators and group administrators
Brush up on the following helpful reminders for insurers, third-party administrators and group administrators to help ensure that information entered into Campus is correct. These simple tips help keep our data accurate and reliable.
May 28, 2025 | Claims adjusters and TPAs
This video will provide an overview of the process for submitting an annual claim for reimbursement of supplementary benefits.
May 28, 2025 | Claims adjusters and TPAs
This video will provide an overview of the process for submitting annual claims for reimbursement from the second-injury fund.
April 30, 2025 | Insurers and self-insured employers
Temporary partial disability (TPD) is a wage-loss benefit payable to employees who are back to work but earning less than their pre-injury gross weekly wage. Consistent with Minnesota Rules part 5220.2540, once TPD payments have commenced, they must continue to be paid on a regular basis at the intervals the employee would have received wages from the employer. Failure to do so may result in penalties.
April 30, 2025 | All workers' compensation
The Vocational Rehabilitation unit (VRU) would like to assist Minnesotans who have been injured on the job, had a workers’
compensation claim denied and need help finding employment or returning to work.March 26, 2025 | QRCs and QRC interns
The Department of Labor and Industry has made recent updates to Work Comp Campus to improve its usability for our stakeholders. We are excited to share some of the recent enhancements made to the R-3 Rehabilitation Plan Amendment process for a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) or QRC intern.March 26, 2025 | Insurers and self-insured employers
This is a reminder from the Department of Labor and Industry that the workers’ compensation assessment report is due by April 1.Feb. 26, 2025 | All workers' compensation
The Department of Labor and Industry communicates important news and updates regularly through email. Stay apprised of the most current information by subscribing to a variety of subject-specific email lists.Feb. 26, 2025 | All workers' compensation
As workers' compensation professionals continue to look for efficiencies in their claim work, DLI would like to remind the community that the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) unit offers experienced mediation services at no cost to the parties.Feb. 26, 2025 | Attorneys and legal staff
It has been brought to our attention that following a recent update, legal staff members who previously received automated notifications of new documents uploaded to claims or disputes they are associated with in Campus are no longer receiving those notifications. The Campus team is working to understand the full scope of the issue so it can work to resolve it.Feb. 26, 2025 | Adjusters | Registered trading partners | Trading partners
The newly released Guide to common Minnesota EDI and eForm errors is a resource to help users navigate common error messages and examples, EDI reporting reference links and a glossary of Work Comp Campus and EDI abbreviations.Feb. 26, 2025 | Adjusters
The workers' compensation insurers assessment report is available in Work Comp Campus. The report is due by April 1. The information reported will be used to calculate the assessment that must be paid by Aug. 1, 2025, and Feb. 2, 2026.Feb. 26, 2025 | All workers' compensation
DLI continues to engage with internal and external Work Comp Campus users, customers and stakeholders, since its launch in August 2022, to gather input throughout the design, development and post-launch process of new Campus enhancements. To lead this effort, DLI created a special team comprised of one user experience researcher (UX), one product designer and two product owners.Feb. 26, 2025 | QRCs and QRC interns
DLI has made some recent updates to the change of employment process for a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) or QRC intern. These enhancements include a more simplified process for submitting a change of employment and better automation to lessen the need for manual QRC profile and account updates when a QRC or QRC intern changes employers.Feb. 26, 2025 | All workers' compensation
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