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MN HF2774

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/29/2022

Primary Sponsor

Emma Greenman

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

AI Summary

  • Establishes warehouse distribution worker safety requirements in Minnesota Statutes chapter 182, applying to employers with 250+ employees at a single facility or 1,000+ employees statewide in NAICS codes covering warehousing, wholesaling, e-commerce, and courier services.

  • Requires employers to provide written notice to employees describing all work quotas, how they are measured, quantified performance targets, and potential adverse employment actions for failing to meet quotas within 30 days of hire and at least 2 working days before quota modifications.

  • Prohibits quotas that prevent compliance with meal/rest/prayer breaks, restroom access, or occupational health and safety standards, and bars adverse employment actions for failure to meet such quotas.

  • Grants employees the right to request their personal work speed data up to 4 times per year within 72 hours, and requires employers to provide 90 days of work speed data when disciplining or terminating employees for quota failures.

  • Appropriates $76,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $50,000 annually thereafter from the workers' compensation fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for enforcement, and allows current or former employees to pursue civil action for damages, injunctive relief, reinstatement with back pay, and attorney fees.

Legislative Description

Warehouse distribution worker safety requirements established, and money appropriated.

Last Action

Referred to Labor and Industry Policy

3/29/2022

Committee Referrals

Labor and Industry Policy3/29/2022
Ways and Means3/3/2022
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law2/10/2022
Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy1/31/2022

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