2007 Minnesota Statutes

176.235 NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS AND INJURED EMPLOYEE OF RIGHTS AND
DUTIES.
    Subdivision 1. Employee brochure. When the commissioner of labor and industry
has received notice or information that an employee has sustained an injury which may be
compensable under this chapter, the commissioner of labor and industry shall mail a brochure,
written in language easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and
education, to the employee explaining the rights and obligations of the employee, the assistance
available to the employee, the operation of the workers' compensation system, and whatever other
relevant information the commissioner of labor and industry deems necessary.
    Subd. 2. Employer brochure. The commissioner shall prepare, in language easily readable
and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education, a brochure explaining to
employers their rights and obligations under this chapter and shall furnish it to employers subject
to this chapter.
History: 1953 c 755 s 33; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1973 c 388 s 75; Ex1979 c 3 s 56