Minnesota Administrative Rules Agency 104 - Administrative Hearings Office and Labor and Industry Department
Here’s a breakdown of Minnesota Administrative Rules under Agency 104 – Administrative Hearings Office and Labor and Industry Department:
📘 Overview of Rules
📄 Agency Classification
Agency 104 covers both the Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) and parts of the Labor & Industry Department. Chapters span from 1400 to 6000, with a key inclusion in Chapter 1415 jointly covering both entities (revisor.mn.gov).
🔍 Key Chapters and Their Focus
Chapter 1400 – APA Proceedings; Expenses; Attorney Fees
Governs administrative procedure topics like contested case filings, fee structures, documents adopted without a public hearing, and required filings for rulemaking (e.g., petitions, statements of need) (regulations.justia.com).
Chapter 1405 – Power Lines; Plant Siting
Deals with pre‐hearing conferences and site permit procedures. For example, part 1405.1100 clarifies that pre‐hearing aims to streamline issues, facilitate evidence stipulations, and similar goals (casetext.com).
Chapter 1408 – (Sections 1408.0010–.0070)
Covers contested case process specifics: scope, service and filing rules, costs, intervention rights, administrative-law judge reports, and prohibitions on ex parte communications (regulations.justia.com).
Chapter 1410 & 1420 – Workers’ Compensation Hearings and Litigation
Outline the hearings and litigation processes for workers’ comp cases (full details not found in the brief search, but noted in the agency listing) .
Chapter 1415 – Joint Workers’ Compensation Litigation Procedures
Part 1415.3700 specifies rules for administrative conferences, such as notice requirements (10‑14 days) and attendance obligations under Minn. Stat. §§ 176.106 & 176.239 (law.cornell.edu).
Chapter 6000 – Municipal Boundary Adjustments
Also falls under Agency 104, though specifics weren’t detailed in my initial search (regulations.justia.com).
✅ Next Steps
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