Chapter 79 — Discrimination

79.01 Definitions This section defines key terms used in Minnesota's workers' compensation insurance laws. It explains what words like … 79.02 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law in 1969. 79.021 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.03 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.04 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.05 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.06 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.07 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.071 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.072 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.073 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.074 Discrimination This section addresses discrimination in workers' compensation insurance dividends. Insurers can give different … 79.075 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.076 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.08 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.081 Mandatory Deductibles This section requires workers' compensation insurers to offer employers the option of a deductible on their policies. If … 79.085 Safety Programs Workers' compensation insurers must provide free safety and health consultation services to any policyholder who asks … 79.09 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.095 Appointment of Actuary The Commissioner of Commerce must hire a casualty actuary who has experience with workers' compensation. This actuary … 79.096 Access to Rate-making Data The Workers' Compensation Insurers Rating Association must let anyone look at the data it uses to calculate insurance … 79.10 Review of Acts of Insurers The Department of Commerce can investigate complaints about the rating association, insurers, or insurance agents. If it … 79.101 Attestation Required Employers in building construction or improvement who apply for a workers' compensation policy with zero employees must … 79.102 Owner- and Contractor-controlled Insurance Programs This section creates rules for owner-controlled and contractor-controlled insurance programs on large construction … 79.11 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.12 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.13 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.14 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.15 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.16 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.17 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.171 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.18 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.19 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.20 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.21 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.211 Certain Premium Determination Practices This section sets rules for how workers' compensation insurance premiums are calculated. Vacation, holiday, and sick … 79.22 This section has been repealed. Both subdivisions were removed from Minnesota law, one in 1981/1983 and another in 1984. 79.221 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.23 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.24 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.25 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.251 Administration of Assigned Risk Plan This section governs the assigned risk plan, which provides workers' compensation coverage to employers who cannot get … 79.252 Assigned Risk Plan This section describes how the assigned risk plan works for employers rejected by private insurers. Employers who are … 79.253 Assigned Risk Safety Account This section creates the assigned risk safety account to promote workplace safety. The assigned risk plan surveys … 79.255 Workers' Compensation Insurance; Lessors of Employees Companies that lease employees to other businesses must register with the Commissioner of Commerce before getting … 79.26 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.27 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.28 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.29 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.30 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.31 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.32 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.33 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.34 Creation of Reinsurance Association This section creates the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, which all workers' compensation insurers and … 79.35 Duties; Responsibilities; Powers This section lists what the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association must do. It must cover members' losses above … 79.36 Additional Powers The Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association has additional powers beyond its basic duties. It can sue and be sued, … 79.361 Post-1992 Distribution of Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association Surplus When the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association has more money than it needs, this section controls how the extra … 79.362 Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association Excess Surplus Distribution Any order from the Commissioner of Labor and Industry about distributing excess surplus from the Workers' Compensation … 79.363 Distribution of Excess Surplus Excess surplus distributed by the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association is not the same as returning excess … 79.37 Board of Directors The Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association is run by a 13-member board of directors. The board includes … 79.371 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.38 Plan of Operation The Reinsurance Association must operate under a plan of operation that covers its facilities, management, premiums, and … 79.39 Applicability of Chapter 79 The Commissioner of Labor and Industry can visit, examine, audit, or evaluate the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance … 79.40 Premium Inclusion in Ratemaking The premiums that members pay to the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association must be taken into account when … 79.41 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.42 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.50 Purposes This section states the goals of Minnesota's workers' compensation insurance laws. The goals include making sure … 79.51 Rules This section gives the commissioner of commerce the power to create rules for workers' compensation insurance. The rules … 79.52 Definitions This section defines key terms used in the workers' compensation insurance chapter. It explains what words like … 79.53 Premium Calculation This section creates rules for data service organizations that collect workers' compensation insurance information. … 79.531 Negligently Paid Claims This section allows the commissioner to require data service organizations to collect and report specific information … 79.54 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.55 Standards for Rates This section sets rules for how workers' compensation insurance rates are filed and approved. Insurers must file their … 79.56 Filing Rates and Rating Information This section requires workers' compensation insurers to file their rates with the commissioner before using them. The … 79.561 Disapproval of Rates or Rating Plans This section allows insurers to use different rating methods and offer flexible pricing for workers' compensation … 79.57 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.58 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law. 79.59 Insurers and Data Service Organizations; Prohibited Activities This section gives the commissioner the power to examine data service organizations and review their activities. The … 79.60 Insurers; Required and Permitted Activity This section lists actions that are not allowed in the workers' compensation insurance market. Insurers and data service … 79.61 Data Service Organizations; Required and Permitted Activity This section gives the commissioner enforcement powers over workers' compensation insurance. The commissioner can hold … 79.62 Data Service Organizations; Licensing, Examination This section allows people who are harmed by violations of the workers' compensation insurance rules to take legal … 79.63 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed from Minnesota law.