DLI Announces 2026 Assessment Rates

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that the 2026 Special Compensation Fund premium surcharge will be 4.16%, and the self-insured assessment rate will be 11.87%. The assessment finances the Workers' Compensation Division and Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, as well as supplementary, second-injury, uninsured and occupational disease benefit programs.  The department forecasts fund expenditures of $74.5 million in the coming fiscal year.  "Fortunately, the fund has a moderate cash reserve to offset the increased uses," the depa...