Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
2004 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Able to work, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.085
Accidents, see Drug and alcohol testing under this topic
Actively seeking suitable employment, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.085
Adverse working conditions, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Advertising, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.08
Affirmative action, see AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS
Aggravated employment misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Agreements, see LABOR AGREEMENTS
American employers
Definitions, Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.035
Application of law
Disclosure, personnel records, peace officer applicants, Minn. Statutes 2004 626.87
Employee transportation, providing, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.031
Employees, indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.970
Labor disputes, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.19
Apprentices, see APPRENTICES
Apprenticeships, see APPRENTICESHIPS
Arbitration, see ARBITRATION
Area labor-management committees, grants, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.81 to 179.85
Assessments, back wages and gratuities, hearing costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Attorney fees
Employee assistance services violations, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Salespersons, commissions, prompt payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.145
Available for suitable employment, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.085
Background checks, costs, payment by employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.645
Benefits, see BENEFITS
Blacklisting, see under CRIMES
Boycotts, see BOYCOTTS
Breaks
Meal breaks, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.254, 245B.02
Work breaks, see under HOURS OF WORK
Building trade employees, see BUILDING TRADE EMPLOYEES
Burden of proof, employers, disabled persons
Unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.25
Child labor, see CHILD LABOR
Civil service, see CIVIL SERVICE
Clinics, workplace on-site clinics
Small employer health benefit plans, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 62L.02
Collective bargaining, see COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Commodity, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.04
Community investment programs, see COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
Comparable worth, see COMPARABLE WORTH
Compensation and salaries, see COMPENSATION AND SALARIES
Complaints, adverse working conditions
Unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Contested cases
Compensation and salary compliance orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Unfair discriminatory practices, orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.29
Contracts, unlawful acts, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.09
Costs and disbursements (courts)
Employee assistance services violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Fair labor standards violations, payment orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Covered employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.035, 268.044
Damages
Employee assistance services, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Data collection, adult basic education, Minn. Statutes 2004 124D.52
Data, classification
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.791, 181.954
Date of hiring, definitions, work reporting system, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Definitions
Child Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 181A.03
Community Emergency Response Hazardous Substances Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.092
Comparable worth, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.66
County emergency jobs program, Minn. Statutes 2004 375.552
Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.950
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Employment, wages, hours, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.171
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.23
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.60
Health care purchasing alliances, Minn. Statutes 2004 62T.01
Human Rights Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.03
Migrant workers, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.85
Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Notice of termination, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.931
Personnel records, review by employee, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.961
Property Tax Refund Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 290A.03
Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2004 355.01
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.035
Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2004 290.92
Work reporting system, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Demotions, see DEMOTIONS
Disabled persons
Reasonable accommodation, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.08
Rights, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256C.01
Discharge (employees), see DISCHARGE (EMPLOYEES)
Disclosure
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.791, 181.953, 181.954
Earnings disclosure form, executions, Minn. Statutes 2004 550.136
Employee assistance records, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Reports to Labor and Industry Department, identity of reporting person, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.791, 175.24, 175.27
Discrimination, see Unfair discriminatory practices under this topic
Dislocated workers, see under UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
Drug and alcohol testing
Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.031, 221.605, 221.86
Chain-of-custody procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.953
Confirmatory tests and retests, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.953, 221.86
Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.953
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.791, 181.954
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.950
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.791, 181.953, 181.954, 221.86
Employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.953, 181.957, 221.86
Employers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951 to 181.953, 221.86
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.031, 221.605
Federal preemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.957
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.950
Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.956
Interpretation of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.955
Job applicants, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951, 181.953, 181.957
Laboratories, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.953
Lawsuits, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.956
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951, 181.953
Physical examinations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951
Policies, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951, 181.952
Positive test results, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.791, 181.950, 181.953, 181.954
Random testing, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951
Reasonable suspicion testing, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951
Safeguards, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.953, 181.954
Treatment program testing, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Employ, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.23
Employee assistance services
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Employee assistance providers, records, access, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Employee assistance records, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Suicide prevention, Minn. Statutes 2004 145.56
Employee group insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 60A.02
Employees
Addresses, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.30, 256.998
Agreement of hire, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.55 to 181.57
Back wages or gratuities, right of action, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Background check crimes, Minn. Statutes 2004 299C.66 to 299C.71
Background checks, costs, payment by employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.645
Birth dates, work reporting system reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Building trade employees, see BUILDING TRADE EMPLOYEES
Charitable contributions, reprisals for failure to contribute, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.937
Chemically dependent persons, unemployment insurance, disqualification, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Coercion of, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.60
Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27, 268.095
Consent, corporations or trustees providing, insurable interest, Minn. Statutes 2004 61A.074
Contracts, payroll deductions, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.06
Copies to, withholding statements (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2004 289A.09
Damages, employer violations, use of lawful consumable products by employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.938
Deaths, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.58, 181.80, 182.666
Debts, levy on wages, Minn. Statutes 2004 550.136, 550.142
Definitions
Attorney's summary executions, Minn. Statutes 2004 551.06
Bone marrow donation leave, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.945
Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.3-405
Community Emergency Response Hazardous Substances Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.092
Comprehensive Health Insurance Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 62E.02
Dissolution of marriage, Minn. Statutes 2004 518.581
Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.950
Employee retirement contribution pick up, Minn. Statutes 2004 356.62
Employment law, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.960
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.66
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.011
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.23
Firefighters, previous employment investigations, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.036
Genetic testing in employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Human Rights Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.03
Labor Relations Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.01
Labor Union Democracy Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.18
Minneapolis employees retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 422A.01
Minnesota employees insurance program, Minn. Statutes 2004 43A.317
Notice of termination, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.931
Occupational Safety and Health Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 182.651
Parenting leave, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.940, 181.942, 181.945
Personnel records, review by employee, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.961
Public institutions, Minn. Statutes 2004 246.71
Purchasing alliance stop-loss fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.956
Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 58.02
Restraint of trade, Minn. Statutes 2004 325D.50
Retirement plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 518.581
Small Employer Health Benefit Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 62L.02
Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2004 355.01
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.035, 268.085
Wages, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.101
Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2004 290.92
Work reporting system, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.011
Disabled employees
License plates, see Handicapped license plates under LICENSE PLATES
Medical assistance, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.057
Unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.20
Disclosure, employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Displacement by unpaid workers, Minn. Statutes 2004 85.045, 124D.48, 242.39
Drug and alcohol testing, see same under this topic
Eligible employees, see SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
Employees under age 20, minimum wage, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.24
Employer provided transportation, drivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.031
Employment data, sharing, workers' compensation self-insurance purposes, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.181
Equivalent full-time employees, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.092
Evaluation, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Examinations, costs, payment by employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.645
Farm laborers, see FARM LABORERS
Financial interest, Medicaid expenditure contracts, acts affecting prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0914
Garnishment of wages, retaliation prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2004 571.74, 571.927
Genetic tests and testing, see same under this topic
Hazardous substances releases, Minn. Statutes 2004 115B.03
Health provider cooperatives, see Provider cooperatives under HEALTH CARE COOPERATIVES
Indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.970
Interference with, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.60
Inventions, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.78
Job applicants, see same under this topic
Kari Koskinen Manager Background Check Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 299C.66 to 299C.71
Lawful consumable products, use during nonworking hours, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.938
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Leaves of absence, see LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 79.081, 115B.03
Life insurance, corporations or trustees providing, insurable interest, Minn. Statutes 2004 61A.074
Long-term care insurance, see LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
Medical examinations, see same under this topic
MFIP participants, real property limitations, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Mining employees, see Employees under MINING
Misconduct, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Names, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.30, 256.998
Nonresident employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.72, 290.92
Notice given, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.942, 202A.135, 202A.19, 204B.195
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.976, 181.81, 181.93, 181.952
Nursing mothers, work breaks, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.939
Occupational safety and health, see Employees under OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
One employee, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 62T.01
Payments by, background check, testing, or training costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.645
Payments to, compensation and salary violations, damages, back pay, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Personnel records, see PERSONNEL RECORDS
Public, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Public defense costs, liability for, Minn. Statutes 2004 611.20
Public officials, leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2004 211B.10
Qualifying enrollees, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.956
Rapid response program, see Plant closings under INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
Reports about, industrial closings, layoffs, or relocation, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.976
Representation, Minn. Statutes 2004 79.37, 124D.49
Retired employees, see same under this topic
Sales to, Minn. Statutes 2004 325D.14, 325D.16
School conferences and events, leave for, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.9412, 181.942
Seasonal employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.23, 268.044
Service of process on, paternity proceedings or support enforcement actions, Minn. Statutes 2004 543.20
Services performed for employers, sales and use taxes, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 297A.61
Social Security numbers, work reporting system reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Statement of earnings, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27, 181.032, 181.171
Tax return data, state agencies, information exchanges, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.14
Tax return, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.06
Unemployment insurance, see Employees under UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Union membership, interference, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.60
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Voting, Minn. Statutes 2004 204C.04, 211B.07
Wages, see COMPENSATION AND SALARIES
Withholding (taxes)
Certificates or affidavits, violations, monetary penalties, Minn. Statutes 2004 289A.60
False information provided by, Minn. Statutes 2004 289A.63
General law, see WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Workers' compensation, see Employees under WORKERS COMPENSATION
Employer-subsidized health coverage
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.956
Generally, see Employer-subsidized health coverage under HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Employers
Access, employee tax returns, investigative data, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.06
Addresses, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998, 268.19
Administration, see under MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (MFIP)
Agreement of hire, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.55 to 181.57
Apprenticeship agreements, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 178.08
Approvals by, drivers' license applications, underage employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 171.04, 171.05, 171.055
Assessments, back wages and gratuities, hearing costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Background checks, information provided for, liability, immunity, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.036, 604A.31
Burden of proof, disabled persons, unfair discriminatory practices, defense, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.25
Certificates and certification, underage employee drivers, supervision, Minn. Statutes 2004 171.04, 171.055
Certifying to, election judges, compensation and hours, Minn. Statutes 2004 204B.195
Child labor, see Employers under CHILD LABOR
Child support, medical insurance coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 518.171, 518.615
Collaboration, Minn. Statutes 2004 124D.46, 124D.47, 145.56, 268A.15
Comprehensive health insurance plans, see under HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Consumer reports for employment purposes, disclosures, Minn. Statutes 2004 13C.02, 13C.03
Contracts, payroll deductions, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.06
Copies, withholding (taxes), federal notice of deposit status, Minn. Statutes 2004 289A.20
Corporate political contributions, Minn. Statutes 2004 211B.15
Data, public assistance liens, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.015
Definitions
Access to employee assistance records, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Attorney's summary executions, Minn. Statutes 2004 551.06
Bone marrow donation leave, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.945
Community Emergency Response Hazardous Substances Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.092
Comprehensive Health Insurance Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 62E.02
Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.950
Employment agencies, Minn. Statutes 2004 184.21
Employment law, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.960
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Employment, wages, hours, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.171
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.66
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.23
Firefighters, previous employment investigations, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.036
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.60
Genetic testing in employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Human Rights Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.03
Labor Relations Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.01
Labor Union Democracy Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.18
Migrant labor, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.85
Minnesota employees insurance program, Minn. Statutes 2004 43A.317
Notice of termination, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.931
Nursing mothers, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.939
Occupational safety and health, Minn. Statutes 2004 182.651
Parenting leave, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.940, 181.945
Purchasing alliance stop-loss fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.956
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.035
Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2004 290.92
Work reporting system, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.011, 176.130, 176.183
Workers' compensation self-insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.181
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967, 550.136, 626.87
Disparate impact cases, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.28
Driver training schools for employees, license exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 171.39
Drug and alcohol testing, see same under this topic
Earnings statements, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.03
Employee assistance services, Minn. Statutes 2004 145.56, 181.980
Employee transportation, providing, application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.031
Employees' breast milk expressing rooms, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.939
Employer-sponsored long-term care insurance, Board on Aging, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.975
Enterprise zones, credits and incentives, income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 469.171
Farms as small businesses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.092
Federal employer identification numbers, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.115
Fees, personnel records, copies supplied to employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.961
Genetic tests and testing, see same under this topic
Grant diversion program, duties, local service providers, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.871
Grants to, job vacancies, first source agreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.66
Health care purchasing alliances, see HEALTH CARE PURCHASING ALLIANCES
Health maintenance organizations, list of covered employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 62E.16
Hold harmless clauses, breast milk expressing rooms, reasonable effort, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.939
Housing contributions, matching grants, Minn. Statutes 2004 462A.2092, 462A.21
Identity and identification, verification, drivers' license applications of minor employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 171.04
Immunity from liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.036, 626.87
Indemnification of employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.970
Indemnity, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.061
Industry code, unemployment insurance data, access, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.19
Information received, health plan companies and health care providers, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.72
Jurors, acts against, criminal contempt, Minn. Statutes 2004 593.50
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Liability
Back wages and gratuities, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27, 177.32, 181.14, 181.171
Hazardous substances releases, Minn. Statutes 2004 115B.03
Mining accidents, Minn. Statutes 2004 180.04
Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, employees', preexisting conditions, costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 62E.19
Occupational injuries and illnesses, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.011
Reimbursement for public defense, Minn. Statutes 2004 611.20
Workers' compensation insurance, deductibles, Minn. Statutes 2004 79.081
Loans to, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.06, 116L.66
Long-term care insurance, see LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
Market, defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 79.52
Mediation, wage determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Minimum wage compliance orders, objections, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Minnesota employees insurance program, see under HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Minnesota youth program, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.56, 116L.561
Motor carriers defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.031
Multiple employer trusts, Minn. Statutes 2004 60A.02
Names, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.032, 256.998, 268.19
New employers, Minn. Statutes 2004 338.02
Notice given
Bankruptcy, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.93
Compensation and salary compliance orders, objections, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Disclosure of medical records, adverse effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.20
Drug and alcohol testing policies, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.952
Employees, injury or death, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.80
Industrial facilities, closings, layoffs, or relocation, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.976
Inventions, limitation of assignment or offer, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.78
Mandatory retirement age, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.81
Notice received
Assignment of wages, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.04
Children, wages claimed by parents or guardians, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.01
Election judges, leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2004 204B.195
Employment reference disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Political party activities, leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2004 202A.135, 202A.19
Work reporting system, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Workers' compensation, claim settlements, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.522
Occupational safety and health, see Employers under OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
On-the-job training, see under JOB TRAINING
Parties to lawsuits, employer organizations, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.151
Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2004 79.081, 176.081, 177.24, 177.27, 289A.20
Payments to
Job subsidies, see WAGE SUBSIDIES
MFIP, grant diversions, on-the-job training, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.66, 256J.69
Permanent replacement offer during strike or lockout, unfair labor practice, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.12
Personnel records, see PERSONNEL RECORDS
Piece workers, exclusion, workers' compensation law, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.205
Policies, pistols, permits to carry, Minn. Statutes 2004 624.714
Policyholders, workers' compensation insurance, see Policyholders under WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE
Proprietary employers, Minn. Statutes 2004 326.32
Public assistance liens, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.015
Public defense, persons represented by, payments for defense, withholding, Minn. Statutes 2004 611.20
Qualified employers
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.130
Self-insured health plans, duties, see Provider cooperatives under HEALTH CARE COOPERATIVES
Qualifying employers, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.956
Rapid response program, see Plant closings under INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
Records and record keeping, see same under this topic
Reports given
Disclosure, identity of reporting person, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.791, 175.24, 175.27
Employees, hiring, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 175.24
Workers' compensation, injury or death, Minn. Statutes 2004 79.081
Representation
Education and employment transitions partnerships, Minn. Statutes 2004 124D.49
Medical Education and Research Advisory Committee, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692
Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, Minn. Statutes 2004 79.37
Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Advisory Committee, Minn. Statutes 2004 79A.02
Workers' compensation, Medical Services Review Board, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.103
Reprisals, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.15
Requests by, work reporting system, contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Retaliation against employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 543.20
Rural job creation grants, Minn. Statutes 2004 469.309
Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27, 611.20
Small employers, see same under this topic
Special assessments, workforce development fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.20
Special family day care homes, license holders, Minn. Statutes 2004 245A.14
Staffing services employers, see under EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
State agency records, supplying for workers' compensation insurance purposes, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.186
Statements by, records, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Strikes or boycotts during certification of collective bargaining representatives, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.28
Tax information numbers, work reporting system reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Tax return data, state agencies, information exchanges, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.14
Technical assistance, employer-sponsored long-term care insurance, Board on Aging, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.975
Truants, employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 120A.34
Unemployment insurance, see Employers under UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Unfair discriminatory practices, see same under this topic
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Voting, Minn. Statutes 2004 204C.04, 204C.15
Withholding (taxes), see Employers under WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Workers' compensation, see Employers under WORKERS COMPENSATION
Workers' compensation self-insurance, see WORKERS COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE
Workers' compensation self-insurance groups, see Commercial self-insurance groups under WORKERS COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE
Youth apprenticeship program, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 124D.47
Employment agencies, see EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
Employment and training services, see under JOB TRAINING
Employment plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 119B.011
Employment references, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Employment, definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 181A.03, 268.035, 355.01
Equipment and supplies
Costs, deduction from gratuities or wages, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.24
Equivalent full-time employees, see Employees under this topic
Extended employment programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 268A.01 to 268A.15
Failure to seek employment
Vagrancy, persons under 18, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.725
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.21 to 177.35
False statements, inducement to enter, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.64, 181.65
Federal employer identification numbers
Certificates of real estate value, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.115
Fines
Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27, 177.30, 177.32
Discrimination against employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.32
Employee deaths, Minn. Statutes 2004 182.666
Employers, truants, employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 120A.34
Fair labor standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27, 177.30, 177.31
Minimum wage violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Records violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Work reporting system, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
General assistance recipients, see Recipients under GENERAL ASSISTANCE
Genetic tests and testing, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Grievances, see GRIEVANCES (EMPLOYMENT)
Hiring
Agreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.55 to 181.57
Definitions, work reporting system, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Offers of employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.02, 268.095
Hours of work, see HOURS OF WORK
Indictments, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.05
Industrial hygiene, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 182A.03
Injunctions
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.956
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.03
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Labor disputes, see same under this topic
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.03, 185.10, 185.11
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.09
Temporary, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.02, 185.13
Inspections
Payroll and business records, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.181
Safety inspections, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.54
Interpretation of law
Discrimination, policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.02
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.955
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.04
Unfair discriminatory practices, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.20
Jail inmates, see Inmates under JAILS
Job applicants
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.950
Drug and alcohol testing, see same under this topic
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Notice received, bankruptcy of employer, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.93
Strike participation, statements precedent to employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.53
Job creation, see JOB CREATION
Job sharing, Minn. Statutes 2004 43A.421
Job Skills Partnership, see JOB SKILLS PARTNERSHIP
Job training, see JOB TRAINING
Labor agreements, see LABOR AGREEMENTS
Labor disputes
Advertising, injunctions or restraining orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.10
Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.19
Conspiracy, injunctions or restraining orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.11
Contempts, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.16, 185.17
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.01, 179.35, 185.18
Emergency management organizations, Minn. Statutes 2004 12.44
Injunctions
Agreements between employers, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.20
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.03, 185.06, 185.20
Findings of fact, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.14
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.02, 185.13
Hours of work, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.20
Jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.07
Limitations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.02 to 185.04, 185.10, 185.11, 185.13
Minimum wage violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.20
Notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.02
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.08, 185.09
Public employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 13B.05, 179A.13, 179A.24
Temporary injunctions, certification for appeal, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.13, 185.15
When not issued, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.10, 185.11
Liability, individual acts, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.12
Mediation Services Bureau, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.06
Motor vehicles, labor dispute sites, violations at, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.121
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.08, 185.09
Protective agents, services during, Minn. Statutes 2004 326.3384
Public interest labor disputes, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.07, 179.08
Publicity, injunctions or restraining orders, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.10
Security guards, services during, Minn. Statutes 2004 326.3384
Unemployment insurance, disqualification, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.085
Unfair labor practices, see UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
Unlawful combination, injunctions or restraining orders, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.11
Vacancies due to, suitable employment, exclusions, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Violations, generally, loss of rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.15
Labor Interpretive Center, see under INTERPRETIVE CENTERS
Labor organizations, see UNIONS
Labor referees, see MEDIATION SERVICES BUREAU
Labor Relations Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.01 to 179.17
Labor relations information, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.37
Labor surplus areas
Businesses, state contracts, preferences, Minn. Statutes 2004 16C.16
Labor-management councils, Minnesota area industry labor management councils, Minn. Statutes 2004 43A.27
Large employers
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 62Q.18, 177.24
Fraud, health plan companies, nonrenewal of coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 62Q.185
Health and accident insurance, see under HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Minimum wage, see MINIMUM WAGE
Misrepresentation, health plan companies, nonrenewal of coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 62Q.185
Lawsuits
Actions for services, double costs awarded, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.03
Compensation and salary violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Disparate impact cases, employers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.28
Drug and alcohol testing, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.956
Employees
Charitable contributions, reprisals for failure to make, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.937
Employee assistance services, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Employment references, causes of action, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Group life insurance plans, retaliation for nonparticipants, Minn. Statutes 2004 61A.091
Inducements to enter employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.65
Migrant workers, lawsuits against employers, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.89, 181.91
Wages, actions to recover, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 541.07
Employers, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.29, 181.938
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Fair labor standards violations, costs, orders for payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Minimum wage compliance orders, enforcement of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Recovery of wages, Minn. Statutes 2004 541.07, 542.08
Wages, claims, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.101
Layoffs, see LAYOFFS
Leaves of absence, see LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Lessors of employees
Workers' compensation insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 79.255
Liability
Employees, see same under this topic
Employers, see same under this topic
Labor disputes, individual acts, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.12
Lie detector tests, use, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.79, 181.75, 181.76
Lockouts, see LOCKOUTS
Long-term employment programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 268A.01 to 268A.15
Manual labor
Laborers, see LABORERS
Recovery of wages, place of trial, venue, Minn. Statutes 2004 542.08
Matching programs, government data, Minn. Statutes 2004 13B.01 to 13B.05
Mediation Services Bureau, see MEDIATION SERVICES BUREAU
Mediation, wage determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Medical examinations
Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.20
Costs paid by employee, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.61, 181.62
Drug and alcohol testing, see same under this topic
Medical records, access, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.20
Unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.08, 363A.20
Mentally retarded persons
Community-based employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 252.451
Migrant workers, see MIGRANT WORKERS
Mutual employers' liability insurance associations, see under LIABILITY INSURANCE
New employers, Minn. Statutes 2004 338.02
Noncovered employment, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.035
Occupational diseases, see OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Occupational safety and health, see OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Offers of employment
Avoidance or refusal without good cause, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
General assistance applicants, residence verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.02
General assistance medical care applicants, residence verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.02
Orders
Compensation and salary violations, lawsuits, costs, payment by employers, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Fair labor standards violations, costs and disbursements, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Tuberculosis carriers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4806
Overtime, see OVERTIME
Part-time work, see PART TIME WORK
Payroll deductions, see PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
Pensions, see RETIREMENT PLANS
Personnel records, see PERSONNEL RECORDS
Physical examinations, see Medical examinations under this topic
Place of employment, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 182.651
Policies, pistols, permits to carry, Minn. Statutes 2004 624.714
Policy of state
Contracts, unlawful acts, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.09
Discrimination, interpretation of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.02
Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.09
Labor disputes, Minn. Statutes 2004 185.08, 185.09
Position, office or employment contract
Forfeiture, racketeering, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.902, 609.903, 609.905
Posting (notices), mandatory retirement age, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.81
Preemployment tests
Unfair discriminatory practices, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.20
Prisoners
Prison employment, see Employment under PRISONERS
Work release, see WORK RELEASE
Private employers
Disclosure, employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Probationary employees, see PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES
Proprietary employers, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 326.32
Public employees, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Public employers, definitions
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Public interest labor disputes
District court, orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.08
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.07, 179.08
Punitive damages
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.974
Qualifying new job, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 469.309
Quitting
Good reason caused by employer, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Unemployment insurance, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.085, 268.095
Records and record keeping
Child support enforcement, access, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.978
Employee assistance records, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Migrant workers, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.88
Retention, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.30
Subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2004 388.051
Wage records, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.30, 177.32
Recreational programs
Injuries, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.021
Rehabilitation
Extended employment programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 268A.01 to 268A.15
Vocational, see VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Representation, see under UNIONS
Resignation, see RESIGNATION
Retired employees
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 62L.02
Small employer health benefit plans, see SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
Retirement
Mandatory retirement age, see under AGE
Public employees, see specific retirement plans
Retirement plans, see RETIREMENT PLANS
Rulemaking about
Fair labor standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.28, 177.29
Light-duty work pools, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.108
Safety inspections, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.181, 181.54
Safety-sensitive positions
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.950
Random drug testing, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.951
Salaries, see COMPENSATION AND SALARIES
Seasonal employees
Definitions, Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Fair Labor Standards Act, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.23
Health care purchasing alliances, Minn. Statutes 2004 62T.02
Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 353.01
Seasonal position, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 353.01
Suitable employment, determination, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Unemployment insurance, wage detail reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.044
Self-employment, see SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Senior citizens programs
Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 353.01
Seniority, see SENIORITY
Sexual harassment, see under HARASSMENT
Small employers
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 62L.02, 177.24
Minimum wage, see MINIMUM WAGE
Small businesses, see SMALL BUSINESSES
Small employer health benefit plans, see SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
Smoking prevention, Health Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.392
State employees, see STATE EMPLOYEES
State legislators, see Employment outside legislature under LEGISLATURE
Strikes, see STRIKES
Subpoenas, wage and employment records, Minn. Statutes 2004 388.051
Subsidized employment, defined as work activity, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Suitable employment
Definitions, Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.035, 268.095, 268.115
Determination, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Exclusions, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Summer youth employment, see SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Supervisors, see SUPERVISORS
Supported employment, see SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
Suspension
Exceeding thirty days, considered discharge, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.085
Unemployment insurance, eligibility, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Temporary employment, see TEMPORARY WORK
Tenure, see TENURE
Termination of employment, see DISCHARGE (EMPLOYEES)
Terms of employment, substantial adverse change, quitting, good reason caused by the employer, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.095
Underemployed persons, see UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS
Unemployment
Unemployed persons, see UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
Unemployment insurance, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Unemployment insurance taxes, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAXES
Unemployment relief programs, Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 353.01
Unfair discriminatory practices
Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.20
Contested cases, orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.29
Disparate impact cases, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.28
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.20
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.08
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Reprisals, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.15
Unfair labor practices, see UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
Unions, see UNIONS
Vacation shutdowns, unemployment resulting from, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.085
Verification, MFIP applicants or participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Violations and penalties
Compensation and salaries, records violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.30
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.953, 181.956
Employee assistance services violations, lawsuits, damages, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.980
Employees
Employment references, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.967
Receipt of stolen property, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.526, 609.53
Receiving bribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.86
Employers, Minn. Statutes 2004 120A.34, 179.60, 181.171
Fair labor standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.30, 177.31, 177.32
Interference with employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.52
Job applicants, statements precedent to employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.53
Labor disputes, generally, loss of rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.15
Local ordinances, Labor and Industry Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 175.26
Medical examinations, costs paid by employee, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.61, 181.62
Offering bribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.86
Political party activities, preventing employees' participation, Minn. Statutes 2004 202A.135
Public officials, leaves of absence, retaliation against, Minn. Statutes 2004 211B.10, 211B.19
Records violations, wage records, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27, 177.30, 177.32
Time off to vote, interference with, Minn. Statutes 2004 204C.04
Voting assistance to employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 204C.15
Vocational rehabilitation, see VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Volunteer employment
Unemployment insurance, eligibility, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.085
Wage subsidies, see WAGE SUBSIDIES
Withholding, see WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Women, see Employment under WOMEN
Work areas
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.092
Tuberculosis carriers, exclusion, orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4806
Work breaks, see under HOURS OF WORK
Work experience programs, Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 353.01
Work pools, light-duty, employers, formation
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.108
Work release, see WORK RELEASE
Work reporting system, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.998
Work site wellness programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.04
Work which exists in the state economy, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 290A.03
Work-study programs
General law, see WORK-STUDY GRANTS
Hiring restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2004 136A.233
Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 353.01
Workers, see Employees under this topic
Workers' compensation self-insurance, see WORKERS COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE
Workforce Development Council, see WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Workplaces
Adult basic education programs, see under ADULT EDUCATION
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 299F.092
Smoking, prevention, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.392
Worksites, see Workplaces under this topic
Youth employment, see YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Youth programs, Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2004 353.01