Recovery From Employer

(1) The Bureau Administrator may pay from the Fund reasonable expenses of collection and enforcement, including filing fees and collection expenses incurred by the Bureau. The Administrator may recover these fees and expenses from employer. (2) The Bureau shall assume the rights of a creditor against an employer for money paid by the Bureau Administrator pursuant to statute or rule, and may place a lien on the assets of the employer by filing a notice of claim with the register of deeds of any county where the employer has assets. Upon filing the notice of claim with the appropriate official, the Bureau shall be a secured creditor.