ecosec03 ECONOMIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT. DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION An Inventory of Its Workers' Compensation Unit Records Finding aid prepared by Cheri Thies Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Dennis Meissner November 18, 2005Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Workers' Compensation Unit records. 1982-1987. Correspondence, reports, recommendations, memos, statistics, and related materials documenting the activities of the Workers' Compensation Unit. 0.2 cu. ft. (12 folders in partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf location. SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Major topics covered in the files include legislation, regulation and training of qualified rehabilitation counselors, reviews and appeals process, client services, and office procedures and online guides. There is also information on a 1984-1985 pilot project to study the entire scope of workers' compensation procedures at the Stillwater and Oak Park Heights correctional facilities.

 OTHER FINDING AIDS

A print version of this finding aid is available in the repository; filed under Economic Security Department: Vocational Rehabilitation Division.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Rehabilitation counselors -- Minnesota. Workers' compensation -- Minnesota -- Administration. Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota. Supervision of vocational rehabilitation. Vocational rehabilitation -- Minnesota. Organizations: Minnesota Correctional Facility--Oak Park Heights. Minnesota Correctional Facility--Stillwater. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Economic Security Dept. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Workers' Compensation Unit Records. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 993-164

 Processing Information:

Processed by: Staff

Catalog ID number: 1737404

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION 115.F.19.13B The Study of Rehabilitation Service in Connection with the Minnesota State Law on Workers' Compensation-Chapter 176, December 1982.

Produced for The Committee on Labor-Management Relations, Minnesota House of Representatives by Ford & Company.

 Special Assistant Attorney General, 1983. Workers' Compensation Task Force, 1983.

Task force to develop a new Workers' Compensation Rehabilitation Program.

Workers' Compensation Unit, 1983. Problems and recommendations, 1984. Program data and information, 1984. Review and appeals process, 1984. Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, 1984.

To prepare a biennial report for the Governor and Legislature.

 Pilot Project with the Dept. of Corrections, 1984.

Project of the departments of corrections, employee relations, labor and industry, and economic security to study the entire scope of workers' compensation procedures at the Stillwater and Oak Park Heights correctional facilities from July 1, 1984 through June 30, 1985.

 Workers' Compensation Unit, 1985. Update Group meetings, 1986.

Includes material on an online users' guide.

 Rules and regulations, 1987.

Mainly concerning qualified rehabilitation counselors.