HF 3830

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to employment; establishing a task force to study day labor and
temporary employment in Minnesota; requiring a report.

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

Section 1. new text begin DAY LABOR AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TASK FORCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin A task force is established to study day labor
and temporary employment in Minnesota. The task force must consist of 15 members,
including the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee, two
members of the senate appointed by the chair of the senate Committee on Jobs, Energy,
and Community Development, two members of the house of representatives appointed by
the chair of the house Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance,
and ten members appointed by the commissioner. The public members must be broadly
representative of the diverse range of persons interested in and knowledgeable about day
labor and temporary employment in Minnesota. Public members of the task force must
serve without compensation or reimbursement of personal expenses.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Meetings. new text end

new text begin The task force must convene no later than July 1, 2006. The
commissioner of labor and industry must convene the first meeting of the task force and
must provide office support services to the task force as needed. The task force may
determine the date, location, and agenda of additional meetings.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Study. new text end

new text begin The task force must study issues affecting day labor and temporary
work in Minnesota, including, but not limited to, the following:
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new text begin (1) the prevalence and nature of day labor and temporary employment in Minnesota,
including how many day laborers and temporary employees work in Minnesota, in
what industries and what regions of the state day labor and temporary employment is
most common, and average wages, hours, and working conditions of day laborers and
temporary employees in Minnesota;
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new text begin (2) barriers to enforcing current employment laws in the context of day labor and
temporary employment, including an analysis of laws restricting the behavior of employers
who hire day laborers and temporary employees and laws giving rights to day laborers
and temporary employees, discussion of how these laws are enforced with respect to day
laborers and temporary employees, suggestions for improving enforcement, current and
proposed penalties for employer violations of these laws, and suggestions for modifying
current law to provide additional protections to day laborers and temporary employees;
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new text begin (3) the inequitable treatment of day laborers and temporary employees in the course
of employment, including, for example, treatment with respect to meals, transportation,
equipment, training, exposure to safety risks, payment of wages, and notices of
employment rights, and ways to eliminate these inequities;
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new text begin (4) existing resources and recommendations for new resources to help day laborers
and temporary employees enforce their rights as employees;
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new text begin (5) employer retaliation against day laborers and temporary employees seeking
enforcement of employment laws and ways to prohibit such retaliation; and
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new text begin (6) approaches for regulating temporary employment agencies and employers hiring
day laborers, including suggestions for new laws that specifically address the unique
situation of day laborers and temporary employees in Minnesota.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2008, the task force must provide a written report
to the legislature, in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 and 3.197. The
report must discuss the findings of the task force and make legislative recommendations.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires upon submission of the final report on
January 15, 2008.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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