In an action brought against an employer under or by virtue of sections 219.77 to 219.83 to recover for injuries to or the death of an employee, the employee may not be held to have assumed the risk of the employment.
Minn. Stat. § 219.80
(4936) 1915 c 187 s 4; 1935 c 69 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 4 s 1