MN HF4414

Expands sick leave usage to allow employees to use accrued personal sick leave for absences related to communicable disease exposure, isolation, quarantine, workplace closures due to disease outbreaks, or when health authorities determine the employee's presence would jeopardize public health.

Allows employees to use sick leave for safety leave purposes including sexual assault, domestic abuse, harassment, or stalking assistance for themselves or covered relatives.

Permits employers to limit safety leave and sick leave for care of adult relatives (spouse, sibling, parent, in-laws, grandchild, grandparent, stepparent) to a minimum of 160 hours per 12-month period, excluding leave for child care.

Modifies unemployment insurance eligibility to exempt applicants from active job-seeking requirements when subject to health authority determinations of communicable disease exposure, isolation or quarantine, business closures due to disease outbreak, or quarantine under state law.

Prohibits employer retaliation against employees for requesting or obtaining leave under these provisions.