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Minn. Stat. § 176.271 (2026)

Initiation Of Proceedings

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Subdivision 1.Written petition.

Unless otherwise provided by this chapter or by the commissioner, all proceedings under this chapter are initiated by the filing of a written petition on a prescribed form with the department or office. All claim petitions shall include the information required by section 176.291.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 1987 c 332 s 117]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1973–2017 · leading case: Silva v. Maplewood Care Ctr., 582 N.W.2d 566 (Minn. 1998).
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Silva v. Maplewood Care Ctr., 582 N.W.2d 566 (Minn. 1998). · cites it 12× “[2] The Act also plainly and unambiguously states that "all proceedings under this chapter are initiated by the filing of a written petition * * * with the commissioner," Minn.Stat. § 176.271, subd. 1 (1996), and that "filing" is "completed by the receipt of the document at the…”
Hudson v. Trillium Staffing, 896 N.W.2d 536 (Minn. 2017). · cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. §§ 176.271 , 176.291 (2016) (providing procedures for the filing of workers’ compensation petitions).”
Curtis B. Braatz v. Parsons Elec. Co. & Zurich North Am./GAB Robins, Inc., Relators., 850 N.W.2d 706 (Minn. 2014). · cites it 2× “, Minn.Stat. § 176.271, subd. 1 (2012) (“[A]ll proceedings under this chapter are initiated by the filing of a written petition on a prescribed form with the commissioner at the commissioner’s principal office.”
Johnson v. U.S. Steel Corp., 943 F. Supp. 1108 (D. Minn. 1996). · cites it 2× “See, Minnesota Statutes Section 176.271; Tatro v. Hartmann’s Store, 295 Minn.”
Virgenia M. Ryan v. Potlatch Corp. & Self-Insured/Comp Cost, Inc., Relators., 882 N.W.2d 220 (Minn. 2016). “§ 176.271, that includes the information required ■ under MinmStat, § 176.”
Hodel v. Gundle Lining Constr. Corp., 572 N.W.2d 764 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “The denial from which Hodel claims he was prejudiced was from Gundle’s workers’ compensation carrier, not the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.”
Colonial Ins. Co. of California v. Minnesota Assigned Risk Plan, 457 N.W.2d 209 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990). “*211 § 176.271 (1988). Colonial has no standing to file a claim in the Workers’ Compensation Division.”
Tatro v. Hartmann's Store, 204 N.W.2d 125 (Minn. 1973). “” While § 176.271 does not specifically state who may file a petition, the forms prescribed by the commission pursuant to that statute are all designed for the use of either the employee or his dependents.”
State v. Koon Meng Chan, 393 N.W.2d 228 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 176.271, subd. 1 (1984) (initiation of proceedings by petition).”
Bey v. Oxford Props., Inc., 481 N.W.2d 40 (Minn. 1992). · cites it 2× “A self-insured employer or insurer who is served with a claim petition pursuant to section 176.271, subdivision 1, or 176.291, shall schedule any necessary examinations of the employee, if an examination by the employer's physician or health care provider is necessary to…”
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