HF 1399

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:50am

A bill for an act
relating to employment; amending the Minnesota Labor Relations Act; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 181.87, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 181.87, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Employer responsibility. new text end

new text begin Upon an injury to, illness of, or death of a
migrant worker arising out of and in the course of employment, the employer shall
provide transportation to the injured, ill, or deceased individual from the place of work
to the location at which the employee was recruited to travel to Minnesota to perform
labor covered under sections 181.85 to 181.91. The employer shall pay an injured, ill, or
deceased individual at the individual's usual rate of pay during the time period between
when the individual was injured, became ill, or died and when the employer returned the
individual to the location at which the employee was recruited to travel to Minnesota to
perform labor covered under sections 181.85 to 181.91.
new text end new text begin new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end