SF1098 Summary

• Appropriates approximately $220.9 million (FY2022) and $115.5 million (FY2023) to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for business development, job training, and workforce programs

• Establishes a statewide small business relief loan guarantee program providing 80% guarantees on loans up to $200,000 for businesses, with $100 million in first-year funding

• Modifies labor standards including employee notice requirements at hire, requirements for written warnings on first non-serious violations, and pregnant employee accommodations effective one year after enactment

• Extends unemployment insurance provisions related to COVID-19, including job creation goal extensions for Minnesota Investment Fund recipients and expanded reemployment assistance training eligibility

• Authorizes businesses to operate with no capacity limitations during COVID-19 pandemic if they develop and follow a COVID-19 safety plan