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SF 2688

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to unemployment compensation; requiring certain audit activities.

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

Section 1. new text begin UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AUDITS.
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new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic development shall conduct
sufficient audits of trucking industry employers to determine if there is a pattern of
improper classification of owner-operators as independent contractors. The commissioner
shall, in addition to any other audits, target audit companies that have been found by
courts and regulators in other jurisdictions to have improperly classified owner-operators
as independent contractors either in connection with unemployment compensation laws
or other laws.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1, 2008, and expires June
30, 2010.
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