MN SF4369

School districts and charter schools must compensate hourly employees for all scheduled hours not worked on days canceled due to COVID-19, social distancing, facility cleaning, or state/governor/health commissioner directives during the 2019-2020 school year.

Eligible employees must have been scheduled to work on the canceled day, did not work or worked fewer than scheduled hours, and did not receive compensation for all scheduled hours.

Compensation must be paid at the employee's regular rate of pay and cannot be deducted from accrued sick or paid leave unless the employee is actually being treated for COVID-19 infection.

Compensated hours or days must be counted as hours or days worked for purposes of employee benefits entitlement and accrual.

Probationary teachers for 2019-2020 must complete 120 days minus the number of COVID-19 canceled instructional days; schools may charge compensation expenses to the same accounting code used for regular instructional days.