MN HF1066

Employers with 50 or more full-time or equivalent employees must notify the Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development at least 120 days before relocating a call center or 30 percent or more of call center operations to a foreign country.

Employers violating the notification requirement face civil penalties up to $10,000 per day, with commissioner discretion to reduce penalties for just cause.

Employers on the relocation list are ineligible for state grants or guaranteed loans for five years and must repay the unamortized value of previously received grants, tax benefits, and other government support.

State agencies must ensure all business-related call center and customer service work performed by state contractors occurs entirely within Minnesota, with a two-year compliance period for existing out-of-state operations.

Employee benefits including unemployment compensation, disability payments, and worker retraining funds remain available to workers from relocating employers.