SF 1337

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/20/2013 08:40am

A bill for an act
relating to workers' compensation; modifying Workers' Compensation Court
of Appeals personnel provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
175A.07, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 175A.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Personnel.

The chief judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of
Appeals shall appoint in the manner provided by law all personnel required by the
Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals deleted text begin ; except that, each judge shall appoint the judge's
own law clerks deleted text end . The law clerks are in the unclassified service. The commissioner of
administration shall provide the court with necessary additional staff and administrative
services, and the court shall reimburse the commissioner for the cost of these services.

Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.
new text end

new text begin Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. The amendments to section
1 do not affect the employment status of an incumbent law clerk employed by the Workers'
Compensation Court of Appeals. The chief judge may appoint an incumbent law clerk to
a compensation attorney position. The chief judge may also appoint a new compensation
attorney when an incumbent law clerk, or the judge who appointed the law clerk, is no
longer employed by the court; however, the total number of law clerks and compensation
attorneys employed by the court at any time shall not exceed five. At least two other
judges must approve the chief judge's selection of a compensation attorney before the
appointment or reclassification under this section is made. Compensation attorneys
employed by the court shall be in the classified service.
new text end