(a) The commissioner shall administer the laws relating to workers' compensation and the laws governing employees of the state, a county, or other governmental subdivisions who contract tuberculosis.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable and proper rules governing rules of practice before the Workers' Compensation Division in matters which are not before a compensation judge.
(c) The commissioner shall collect, collate, and publish statistical and other information relating to work under the department's jurisdiction and make public reports the commissioner judges necessary, including such other reports as may be required by law.
(d) The commissioner shall establish and maintain branch offices as needed for the conduct of the affairs of the Workers' Compensation Division.
(e) The commissioner may:
(1) apply for, receive, and spend money received from federal, municipal, county, regional, and other government agencies and private sources; and
(2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from public and private sources.
(4046) 1921 c 81 s 15; 1955 c 847 s 19; 1969 c 9 s 43; 1973 c 388 s 10; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 41; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 223 art 2 s 32
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry
Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry
Section 175.001 — Department Of Labor And Industry.
Section 175.007 — Advisory Council On Workers' Compensation; Creation.
Section 175.10 — Sessions To Be Public.
Section 175.11 — Seal; Certified Copies.
Section 175.17 — Powers And Duties, Commissioner Of Department Of Labor And Industry.
Section 175.171 — Powers And Duties, Department Of Labor And Industry.
Section 175.24 — Duties Of Employers And Others To Make Reports; Preservation Of Records.
Section 175.25 — Persons Aggrieved; Powers Of District Court.
Section 175.33 — Physicians To Report Certain Cases Of Poison To The Department.
Section 175.37 — Cooperation With U.s.