1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to unemployment insurance; providing a waiver from certain filing 
1.3 	requirements.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS; CONTINUED REQUEST TIME 
1.6 	PERIOD WAIVER.
 1.7 	Notwithstanding the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 268.085, 
1.8 	subdivision 1, clause (1), and 268.086, the commissioner must accept continued requests 
1.9 	for unemployment benefits and pay unemployment benefits to an applicant who:
1.10 	(1) was employed as a technician or inspector for Northwest Airlines, Inc., prior 
1.11 	to August 20, 2005;
1.12 	(2) stopped working on or about August 20, 2005, because of a labor dispute between 
1.13 	the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) and Northwest Airlines, Inc.;
1.14 	(3) did not file continued requests for unemployment benefits within the time periods 
1.15 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.086; and
1.16 	(4) meets all the other requirements for the payment of unemployment benefits 
1.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.069, subdivision 2.

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