HF 3796

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/14/2016 04:53pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; extending paid leave benefits to living organ donors; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 181.945, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 181.9456.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 181.945, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Leave.

An employer must grant paid leaves of absence to an employee
who seeks to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow new text begin or to donate an organ or
partial organ to another person new text end . The combined length of the leaves shall be determined
by the employee, but may not exceed 40 work hours, unless agreed to by the employer.
The employer may require verification by a physician of the purpose and length of each
leave requested by the employee deleted text begin to donate deleted text end new text begin for organ or new text end bone marrow new text begin donation new text end . If there
is a medical determination that the employee does not qualify as a bone marrow new text begin or
organ new text end donor, the paid leave of absence granted to the employee prior to that medical
determination is not forfeited.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 181.945, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Relationship to other leave.

This section does not prevent an employer
from providing leave for bone marrow new text begin or organ new text end donations in addition to leave allowed
under this section. This section does not affect an employee's rights with respect to any
other employment benefit.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 181.9456, new text end new text begin is repealed.
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