1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to occupational safety; requiring employers to provide suitable seating for 
1.3 	employees; providing administrative penalties;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [182.6771] SUITABLE SEATING FOR EMPLOYEES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Suitable seating for employees required. An employer must provide 
1.8 	suitable seating for employees and must permit the use of those seats by employees when 
1.9 	the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats. For purposes of this section, 
1.10 	"suitable seating" means an adequate number of seats placed in reasonable proximity to the 
1.11 	work area and includes any of the following types of seats that have support for an 
1.12 	individual's back: a chair, stool, or bench.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under sections 
1.14 	182.66 and 182.661. A violation of this section is subject to the penalties provided under 
1.15 	section 182.666.