With deadlines fast approaching for a proposal to be given to the legislature, the WCAC met once again on Wednesday to discuss the proposed amendments to the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act. Many of the same changes that were discussed at the prior meeting were brought up again. However, this was first time some of the [...]
As I wrote about earlier, Commissioner Sviggum and the WCAC are proposing various changes to the current workers’ compensation system. Some of the proposed changes will drastically cut into injured workers’ entitlement to benefits. An incentive not to hire a lawyer For example, employees who resolve their claims within 30 days without hiring an attorney [...]
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 [...]
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