Workers' compensation -- COMPACT
     'The newsletter for workers' compensation professionals'

View the February 2012 edition of COMPACT

	Save the dates 2012:  Workers' compensation summit; rehabilitation provider update conferences Corrections:  mileage rate; chart error CompFact:  Return-to-work increases for 2011 vocational rehabilitation closures Changes for two DLI Vocational Rehabilitation unit offices Report compares Minnesota to other systems by state Workers' compensation cost declines from 2004 to 2010 More resources from DLI:  newsletters, email lists 2011 updates to annual reports released:  Collection and Assessment of Fines and Penalties report; Prompt First Action Report on Workers' Compensation Claims Updated brochure available:  Work comp claim characteristics Basic adjuster training 2012:  April 23 and 24; June 14 and 15; Oct. 30 and 31 Court decisions:  October through December 2011
View the special edition:  Focus on alternative dispute resolution
	This special edition of COMPACT is designed to help stakeholders understand more about the various services provided by the Alternative Dispute Resolution unit at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Understanding the evolution of DLI's program and viewing objective measurements of its success should provide insight about what is working at the department and where DLI plans to go to provide even better services to meet the needs of the stakeholders.

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COMPACT, is a quarterly publication of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry that provides workers' compensation related department news and case information.