The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry are proposing certain amendments to the rules governing workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation under Minnesota Rules, parts 5220. 0100 to 5220.1900
The Rehabilitation Review Panel (RRP) held a special meeting on Fri., June 4, 2010, at 1 p.m. to discuss proposed changes to the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation. A draft of the proposed rules can be found here.
The Minnesota Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC), which advises the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry about workers’ compensation matters, met yesterday to discuss proposed changes to the workers’ compensation statutes.
At the meeting, DOLI Commissioner Steve Sviggum and the committee members handed out a 47-page booklet outlining various recommendations concerning the Minnesota workers’ compensation system.
Commissioner Sviggum said he wants “comprehensive balance” in the system. He also said the system was “more confrontational than need be.” He said his main concern was balancing the interest of the injured worker and the employer while being “responsive to the injured worker.”
What he proposes is to eliminate benefits for undocumented workers. Commissioner Sviggum intends to hold a vote at the next WCAC meeting on January 14, 2009. Read on for more on the proposed changes.
