Minnesota § 176.175 - RIGHT TO COMPENSATION, AWARD
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 176.175 — RIGHT TO COMPENSATION, AWARD, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 176.175. RIGHT TO COMPENSATION, AWARD
Subdivision 1.Preferred claim.
The right to compensation and all compensation awarded any injured employee or for death claims to dependents have the same preference against the assets of the employer as unpaid wages for labor. This compensation does not become a lien on the property of third persons by reason of this preference.
Subd. 2.Nonassignability.
No claim for compensation or settlement of a claim for compensation owned by an injured employee or dependents is assignable. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any claim for compensation owned by an injured employee or dependents is exempt from seizure or sale for the payment of any debt or liability, up to a total amount of $10,000,000 per claim and subsequent award.
History:
1953 c 755 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 212 s 1; 2024 c 114 art 3 s 30; 2025 c 27 art 1 s 6
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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