Minnesota Session Laws - 1989, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1989 

                        CHAPTER 223-H.F.No. 456 
           An act relating to human rights; allowing results of 
          job evaluation systems as evidence in discrimination 
          actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1988, sections 
          43A.05, by adding a subdivision; and 471.997. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 43A.05, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
     Subd. 7.  [HUMAN RIGHTS.] The commissioner of human rights 
or any state court may use as evidence the results of any job 
evaluation system established under subdivision 5 of this 
section and the reports compiled under subdivision 5 of this 
section in any proceeding or action alleging discrimination. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 471.997, is 
amended to read: 
    471.997 [HUMAN RIGHTS ACT EXCEPTION.] 
    Neither The commissioner of human rights nor or any state 
court shall may use or consider as evidence the results of any 
job evaluation system established under section 471.994 and the 
reports compiled under section 471.995 in any proceeding or 
action commenced alleging discrimination before August 1, 1987, 
under chapter 363. 
    Presented to the governor May 19, 1989 
    Signed by the governor May 22, 1989, 11:14 p.m.