S.F. No. 3850 Summary

• Expands the definition of "employee" under warehouse distribution center regulations to include all nonexempt employees meeting the statutory definition, regardless of whether they meet exemptions under section 177.23, subdivision 7.

• Modifies the review board's authority to revise, affirm, remand, or reverse administrative law judge decisions and clarifies procedures for vacating commissioner orders upon showing of good cause (fraud, mistake of fact, mistake of law, or newly discovered evidence).

• Limits the commissioner's authority to assess fines to four specific factors: appropriateness relative to business size, gravity of violation, employer good faith, and history of previous violations, notwithstanding other factors in section 14.045, subdivision 3.

• Authorizes the commissioner to share active and inactive civil investigative data with city or county attorneys for enforcement purposes without withholding data under privacy laws in chapters 13, 182, or other state privacy statutes.

• Requires ergonomics programs at licensed health care facilities, warehouse distribution centers, and meatpacking sites with 100 or more employees in Minnesota to minimize musculoskeletal disorder risks through assessments, employee training, early reporting procedures, and annual program evaluations.