HF 2525

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/27/2014 03:36pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; clarifying the definition of employee to reflect the school
calendar for purposes of parental leave; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
section 181.940, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.940, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Employee.

"Employee" means a person who performs services for hire
for has been employed by an employer from whom a leave is requested under sections
181.940 to 181.944 for:

(1) at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the request; and or

(2) at least 12 months immediately preceding the request if the employer is an
educational institution; and

(2) (3) for an average number of hours per week equal to one-half the full-time
equivalent position in the employee's job classification as defined by the employer's
personnel policies or practices or pursuant to the provisions of a collective bargaining
agreement, during those 12 months.

For the purpose of this subdivision, "educational institution" means an elementary or
secondary school.

Employee includes all individuals employed at any site owned or operated by the
employer but does not include an independent contractor.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.