Office of the Revisor of Statutes
HF 3111
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/03/2025 02:40 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to employees; providing an exemption from earned sick and safe time
requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.9445, subdivision
5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.9445, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Employee.
"Employee" means any person who is employed by an employer,
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to perform work for at least 80 hours in a year for that employer in Minnesota. Employee
does not include:
(1) an independent contractor;
(2) an individual who is a volunteer firefighter or paid on-call firefighter, with a
department charged with the prevention or suppression of fires within the boundaries of the
state; is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 15;
or is an ambulance service personnel as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3a, who
serves in a paid on-call position;
(3) an individual who is an elected official or a person who is appointed to fill a vacancy
in an elected office as part of a legislative or governing body of Minnesota or a political
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(4) an individual employed by a farmer, family farm, or a family farm corporation to
provide physical labor on or management of a farm if the farmer, family farm, or family
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(5) an individual who is not scheduled on a prescheduled basis and is available to work
on any shift on an as-needed basis;
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(6) an individual who is a student in high school or at a postsecondary institution and
who is receiving on-the-job training, including at a paid internship; or
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(7) an individual who is normally scheduled to work less than 25 hours or fewer per
normal workweek.
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