1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; prohibiting termination under certain circumstances.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. PROHIBITED TERMINATION UNDER CERTAIN 
1.5 	CIRCUMSTANCES.
 1.6 	(a) An employer is prohibited from terminating an employee on the basis of the 
1.7 	employee's absence for up to seven consecutive days of work if the sole purpose of the 
1.8 	absence is: 
1.9 	(1) to care for a person diagnosed with the H1N1 virus; or 
1.10 	(2) to care for a person whose school, child care facility, or adult day care facility 
1.11 	has been closed due to the H1N1 virus.
1.12 	(b) For the purpose of this section, "person" means an individual who is:
1.13 	(1) under the age of 18 or disabled; and
1.14 	(2) the employee's child, foster child, stepchild, or grandchild.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.