Work comp: Rehabilitation, retraining benefits
Under Minnesota Statutes 176.102, vocational rehabilitation is designed to: restore the injured worker to a job related to his or her former employment; or return the injured worker to a job in another work area that produces an economic status as close as possible to what he or she would have enjoyed without a disability. A rehabilitation consultation is required when requested at any time by any party and it must be provided under the disability status report circumstances.
Categories: Workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, retraining, Disability Status Report, qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC), Report of Work Ability (RWA) form, Rehabilitation Request form and independent vocational evaluation, Rehabilitation Consultation form.
Recognized Apprenticeship Preparation Programs
Registered apprenticeship is a time tested “earn-and-learn” workforce development model that provides family-supporting wages to apprentices in existing, new and high-demand industries throughout Minnesota resulting in highly skilled workers. Purpose The purpose of a Recognized Apprenticeship Preparation Program is to prepare individuals to gain the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to enter a registered apprenticeship program (RAP) and succeed.
Claim process -- Rehabilitation benefits
If you are a worker injured on the job, you may be eligible for rehabilitation benefits, depending on the extent of your injuries. The following paragraphs briefly explain the services that may be available to you.
Categories: Workers' compensation, qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC), rehabilitation benefits, vocational rehabilitation services, disability case management
Rulemaking docket for Minnesota Rules, chapter 5200
Earned sick and safe time, Minnesota Rules, part 5200.1200
New workplace protections, programs make Minnesota the best state for workers
New Minnesota workplace laws passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz make Minnesota the best state for workers and their families. These new provisions support working families, expand worker protections, increase worker knowledge and allow workers to have a greater voice in the workplace.
Women's Economic Security Act (WESA) FAQs
The Women's Economic Security Act (WESA) strengthens workplace protections and flexibility for pregnant and lactating employees, expands employment opportunities for workers in high-wage, high-demand occupations and reduces the gender pay gap through increased enforcement of equal pay laws.
Categories: Women's Economic Security Act, WESA, Minnesota law on women's economic security, pregnancy, nursing, sick and safe leave, wage disclosure, parental leave
Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act
This overview of the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act (the act) is provided in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 179.877(c). This overview is informational only. It is not a source of law and is not provided as legal advice. Contents Report Overview Health and safety Notifications Retaliation prohibited
FAQs: Earned sick and safe time (ESST)
Answers to FAQs are informational only and only apply to Minnesota’s ESST law. These answers are not a source of law or legal advice, and do not contemplate the applicability or effect of any other law or regulation. Furthermore, these answers do not contemplate the impact of provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement. To review Minnesota’s ESST requirements, see Minnesota Statutes 181.032 and 181.9445-181.9448.