HF 4544

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/20/2024 01:22pm

A bill for an act
relating to employment; modifying definition of employee for purposes of earned
sick and safe time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section
181.9445, subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9445, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Employee.

"Employee" means any person who is employed by an employer,
including temporary and part-time employees, who performs work for at least 80 hours in
a year for that employer in Minnesota. Employee does not include:

(1) an independent contractor; deleted text begin or
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new text begin (2) a public officer who is elected to a governing body or a person who is appointed to
fill a vacancy in an elected office of a governing body;
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new text begin (3) a person appointed to serve on a board or commission of a governmental subdivision
or an instrumentality thereof;
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new text begin (4) an ambulance service personnel classified as paid on call or volunteer;
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new text begin (5) a firefighter classified as paid on call or volunteer; or
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deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end an individual employed by an air carrier as a flight deck or cabin crew member
who:

(i) is subject to United States Code, title 45, sections 181 to 188;

(ii) works less than a majority of their hours in Minnesota in a calendar year; and

(iii) is provided with paid leave equal to or exceeding the amounts in section 181.9446.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2024.
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