HF107

HF107 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Unemployment insurance eligibility modified under certain conditions for applicants involved in a labor dispute.

Related bill: SF1532

AI Generated Summary

This bill modifies the rules for unemployment benefits in Minnesota, particularly for workers affected by labor disputes at their places of employment. Here are the key points:

Workers who stop working due to a labor dispute are not automatically disqualified from getting unemployment benefits.
The ineligibility for benefits depends on whether the worker is actively participating in the labor dispute or not:
- If the worker is participating in or directly interested in the dispute, they are ineligible for unemployment benefits until the end of the calendar week when the dispute was actively ongoing.
- If the worker is not participating in or directly interested in the dispute, they are ineligible for benefits only until the end of the week when the labor dispute began.
Workers involved in a dispute between two or more labor organizations (a jurisdictional controversy) at their workplace are ineligible for benefits until the end of the week that the controversy was ongoing.
Workers are not considered to have quit or been discharged just because a labor dispute starts, nor are they considered to be on leave or suspended due to the dispute.
Workers who stop working because of safety violations or a lockout at their workplace, or those who are discharged before a labor dispute begins, remain eligible for benefits.
If a worker quits during an active labor dispute, they are still considered to be participating in the dispute and thus may be ineligible for benefits depending on the circumstances.
If a worker is discharged during an active labor dispute, their discharge is considered based on the time it occurred.

This bill aims to clarify when workers can receive unemployment benefits during labor disputes, ensuring that eligibility aligns with their involvement or non-involvement in such disputes.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Past committee meetings

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy on: April 03, 2025 08:15

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 09, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
February 12, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
March 23, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
March 23, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
March 23, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
March 23, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Amended
March 23, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Amended

Citations

[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Conditions under which an applicant is not ineligible for benefits during a labor dispute."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "Previously existing conditions making applicants ineligible under certain labor dispute scenarios."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill modifies unemployment insurance eligibility under conditions involving a labor dispute.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarification of terms under which an applicant is considered as having quit or been discharged."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "268.085"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill refers to conditions under which employment quit or discharge during a labor dispute does not affect eligibility.",
      "modified": [
        "Describes when an employment quit or discharge affects unemployment eligibility in relation to labor disputes."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "268.095"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The definition of 'labor dispute' in this context refers to the definition provided in section 179.01.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "179.01"
  }
]