HF1057 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Employee definition modified for purposes of earned sick and safe time.
Related bill: SF310
AI Generated Summary
House File No. 1057 is a legislative bill that proposes a modification to the current definition of "employee" under Minnesota Statutes section 181.9445, specifically subdivision 5, as it pertains to earned sick and safe time.
The new definition proposed in the bill includes: - Any person employed by an employer, including temporary and part-time employees, anticipated to work at least 80 hours in a year for that employer within Minnesota.
Exclusions from the definition include: 1. Independent contractors, 2. Volunteer or paid on-call firefighters, volunteer ambulance attendants, and paid on-call ambulance service personnel, 3. Elected officials or individuals appointed to fill vacancies in elected offices of legislative or governing bodies of Minnesota or its political subdivisions, 4. Individuals employed by a farmer, family farm, or family farm corporation either having five or fewer employees or those hired to work for 28 days or less each year.
This amendment aims to clarify who qualifies for earned sick and safe time, ensuring that certain types of workers such as temporary and part-time employees are included, while explicitly excluding others like independent contractors and certain emergency services volunteers from the entitlement.
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF file
Actions
Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
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February 16, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy |
February 23, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 09, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added |
Citations
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