DLI Resumes Noncompliance Penalties

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced it will resume assessing penalties against claims administration, insurers and third-party administration businesses that fail to respond to initial requests for information. The agency said that in the past it would send additional requests for information when the initial request went unanswered. But on Friday, the department said it would resume issuing penalties due to noncompliance. Minnesota Statutes Section 176.194 requires entities to respond to the department within 30 days of receiving a written inquiry about a matter re...