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SF 1128

3rd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to employment; modifying use of personal sick leave benefits; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.9413.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.9413, is amended to read:


181.9413 SICK deleted text begin OR INJURED CHILD CAREdeleted text end LEAVEnew text begin BENEFITS; USE TO
CARE FOR CERTAIN RELATIVESnew text end .

(a) An employee may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer
for absences due to an illness of or injury to the employee's childnew text begin , adult son or daughter,
spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent, or stepparentnew text end for deleted text begin suchdeleted text end reasonable periods new text begin of timenew text end
as the employee's attendance deleted text begin with the childdeleted text end may be necessary, on the same terms new text begin upon
which new text end the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own illness or
injury. This section applies only to personal sick leave benefits payable to the employee
from the employer's general assets.

(b) For purposes of this section, "personal sick leave benefits" means time accrued
and available to an employee to be used as a result of absence from work due to personal
illness or injury, but does not include short-term or long-term disability or other salary
continuation benefits.

new text begin (c) This section does not prevent an employer from providing greater sick leave
benefits than are provided for under this section, nor does it alter an employer's existing
sick leave policies or labor agreements that allow the use of sick leave for the care of a
child, adult son or daughter, spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent, and stepparent.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to sick
leave used on or after that date.
 new text end