Workers' Compensation Blog

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.