1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; requiring employers of pregnant emergency medical 
1.3 	technicians to provide pregnancy accommodations;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2016, section 181.9414, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 181.9414, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1a.Emergency medical technicians. An employer of an emergency medical 
1.9 	technician (EMT) licensed under section 144E.001, subdivision 5c or 5e, must provide the 
1.10 	accommodations in this section regardless of a showing of undue hardship under subdivision 
1.11 	1. A pregnant EMT who requests an accommodation under this section must be assigned 
1.12 	light duty support work.