The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Insurers Association has issued a circular letter to provide carriers guidance on their obligation to report wage loss benefits under the Minnesota Statistical Plan when an employer elects to directly pay wages to an injured worker.The letter refers to Minnesota Statutes, Section 176.221, Subdivision 9, governing an employer’s payment of full wages to an injured employee."Apparently some employers may be paying wages to an injured employee, as permitted under Subdivision 9, and then asking their carrier to report only the medical benefits paid by...
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