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SF 840

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/15/2013 12:42pm

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 2012, section 181.9413.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.9413, is amended to read:


181.9413 SICK deleted text begin OR INJURED CHILD CAREdeleted text end LEAVEnew text begin BENEFITS; CARE
OF RELATIVES
new 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 new text begin minor or adult new text end childnew text begin , spouse,
sibling, parent, grandparent, or stepparent,
new text end for deleted text begin suchdeleted text end reasonable periods new text begin of time new 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.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to sick
leave used on or after that date.
new text end