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News from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry


October 2024

2024 Workers' Compensation Summit

Registration is open for 2024 Workers' Compensation Summit

The Department of Labor and Industry will host its eighth Workers' Compensation Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Attendee registration is open now for this one-day event, which is geared toward all workers' compensation stakeholders.

There are still opportunities for sponsors of the event as well.

Learn more and register today at dli.mn.gov/Summit.

National Apprenticeship Week is Nov. 18 to 24, 2024

Apprenticeship Week in Minnesota is an opportunity for the apprenticeship community to tell their stories about registered apprenticeship. We're hosting events throughout the week and will feature exceptional apprentices each day of the annual celebration.


Dual-Training Pipeline webinar, industry forums scheduled

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 a Dual-Training Pipeline Industry Forum or webinar.


Advisory groups reviewing building codes

Technical advisory groups of the Construction Codes Advisory Council are reviewing model codes for potential adoption in to the State Building Code. Follow along with the code adoption process and the work of the advisory groups.


September/October COMPACT newsletter published

The September/October edition of COMPACT, DLI's quarterly newsletter for workers' compensation professionals, is available online now. Sign up to receive notification whenever a new edition is published.


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 24 fatalities through Sept. 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.


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