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Work comp: COMPACT newsletter

COMPACT is a quarterly publication for workers' compensation professionals. Published by the Department of Labor and Industry's Workers' Compensation Division, this newsletter provides the most recent news and case information in the field of workers' compensation. Visit the archive for past editions.

September/October 2026

Contents

Law changes, department updates

  • Registration now open for 2026 Workers' Compensation Summit

  • Cynthia Larson named new Compliance, Records and Training director

  • Results of the Special Compensation Fund assessment

  • Workers' compensation, Campus assistance available by phone, email

  • No P.O. box:  Use street address when sending mail to SCF

  • New benefit, provider fee levels, and fee schedules effective Oct. 1

  • Subscribe to DLI's email newsletters

Tips, reminders

  • Ask the ADR and Work Comp Campus pro

  • Translated webpages, materials, Language Line available via DLI website

  • Alert:  Injured workers targeted in work comp scams

  • Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals update:  Attorney fees

  • EDI event table update

  • Updated employee, dependency benefit guides

  • Withdrawing from a workers' compensation rehabilitation file, the role of the Vocational Rehabilitation unit or filing a request for assistance on a rehabilitation plan

Data reports

  • Workplace injuries:  How does Minnesota compare?

  • Are you registered to vote?

  • Workers' compensation trends continue stability, long-term downward trajectories

Events, training

  • Workers' compensation events calendar

  • Training:  OSHA recordkeeping basics offered online in October

Court decisions

  • Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals decisions

  • Minnesota Supreme Court decisions

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