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Senate Labor Committee hears Department of Labor and Industry overview; members press for clearer fund accounting
Summary
Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach outlined the Department of Labor and Industry’s mission, funding sources and program areas; senators pressed for clearer breakdowns of how workers’ compensation fund revenues are allocated across divisions.
Sen. Jennifer McEwen, chair of the Minnesota Senate Labor Committee, convened the panel and invited Nicole Blissenbach, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, to present an agency overview and budget context.
Blissenbach told the committee the department’s largest revenue source is the workers’ compensation fund, and that the construction codes fund and various licensing revenues are also significant. She said the general fund makes up about 6% of the department’s overall funding and noted that some large workers’ compensation fund receipts flow to…
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