News from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry



minnesota department of labor and industry


News from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry



"
August 2024"

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

Workers' compensation claim rates and benefits paid in Minnesota continue to be stable or follow their long-term downward trajectories, even with major system impact due to COVID-19 since 2020, a new Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) report shows.

The 2024 Minnesota Workers’ Compensation System Report presents trend data from 2002 to the present regarding several aspects of Minnesota’s workers' compensation system. For the past three years, the report has tracked two sets of trends for the workers' compensation system: one for the whole system, including COVID-19 claims; and another for the system excluding COVID-19 claims, which shows a pattern more similar to prior years.

Read the complete release [ [link removed] ].





2024 Workers' Compensation Summit planning underway

DLI's Workers' Compensation Division will host its eighth Workers' Compensation Summit [ [link removed] ] on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The theme of the one-day gathering is Strengthening the Workers' Compensation Community Together. Subscribe to any of DLI's workers'-compensation-related email lists [ [link removed] ] to learn more as details are announced.

________________________________________________________________________



New edition of "Safety Lines" newsletter available

The July 2024 edition of "Safety Lines" [ [link removed] ], the quarterly newsletter from Minnesota OSHA, is available online. Subscribe to receive emailed notices [ [link removed] ] when each new edition is published.

________________________________________________________________________



Clean Economy Occupations grant available

The Clean Economy Occupations grant [ [link removed] ] supports the 2022 Minnesota Climate Action Framework that sets a vision for how Minnesota will address and prepare for climate change. This grant supports registered apprenticeship programs to upgrade their capacity to train apprentices and upskill incumbent workers in clean economy occupations.

________________________________________________________________________



Introduction to Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline is Aug. 20

Learn about the basics of employment-based training and share tips and advice about how to set up a dual-training initiative at your company at an introductory webinar at 9 a.m. on Aug. 20 [ [link removed] ]. 

________________________________________________________________________



MNOSHA fatality, serious-injury investigation summaries online

Each month, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance publishes current, updated summaries of its fatality investigations and serious-injury investigations.

For the federal-fiscal-year that began Oct. 1, 2023, MNOSHA has investigated 17 fatalities through July 30.

The information provided about each investigation is:  the inspection number, date of incident and worksite city; the type of business and number of employees; a description of the event; and the outcome of the MNOSHA Compliance investigation.


* View the summaries [ [link removed] ].



The Department of Labor and Industry ensures Minnesota’s work and living environments are equitable, healthy and safe.







________________________________________________________________________

minnesota department of labor and industry [ [link removed] ]

*Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry  |  www.dli.mn.gov [ [link removed] ] *

651-284-5005 or 800-342-5354

Sign up for email updates [ [link removed] ]   X (formerly Twitter) [ [link removed] ]   Follow us on YouTube [ [link removed] ]   Facebook logo [ [link removed] ]   LinkedIn logo [ [link removed] ]   Instagram logo [ [link removed] ]

Unsubscribe [ [link removed] ]



________________________________________________________________________

This email was sent to [email protected] using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry · 443 Lafayette Road N. · Saint Paul, MN 55155 GovDelivery Logo [ [link removed] ]