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MN SF2105

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2014

Primary Sponsor

Sandra Pappas

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Origin

Senate

88th Legislature 2013-2014

AI Summary

  • Requires employers to provide covered employees with a minimum of one hour of earned sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, with annual accrual caps of 72 hours for most employers and 40 hours for employers with fewer than 21 employees.

  • Allows use of accrued time for employee's own mental or physical illness, care of family members (spouse, child, parent, grandparent, sibling, extended family), and absences related to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of the employee or qualifying family members.

  • Employees become eligible to use accrued time after 90 calendar days of employment and time must be carried over year to year; employers may require reasonable notice and documentation for absences longer than three consecutive days.

  • Prohibits employer retaliation against employees who request or use earned sick and safe time and requires employers to provide written notice in appropriate languages regarding employee rights under this law.

  • Allows aggrieved employees to file complaints with the attorney general or bring civil actions in district court for violations, with prevailing plaintiffs entitled to recover accrued time, damages, and reasonable attorney fees; effective 180 days following final enactment.

Legislative Description

Earned sick and safe time establishment

Last Action

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development

3/17/2014

Committee Referrals

Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development3/17/2014
Judiciary3/13/2014
Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development2/27/2014

Full Bill Text

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