Minnesota Statutes
§ 176.175 — RIGHT TO COMPENSATION, AWARD
Minnesota § 176.175
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Bluebook
Minn. Stat. § 176.175 (2026).
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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.
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Legislative 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
Nearby Sections
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§ 176.001
INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE§ 176.011
DEFINITIONS§ 176.031
EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY EXCLUSIVE§ 176.061
THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY§ 176.071
JOINT EMPLOYERS; CONTRIBUTION§ 176.091
MINOR EMPLOYEES§ 176.092
GUARDIAN; CONSERVATOR§ 176.095
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS§ 176.101
COMPENSATION SCHEDULE§ 176.102
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Minnesota § 176.175, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mn/176/176.175.