Minnesota Administrative Rules

3317.7000 SMALL EMPLOYER GRANTS.

Subpart 1.

Application.

Applications for small employer assistance grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 268B.29, must be submitted electronically.

Subp. 2.

Definitions.

For the purposes of administering small employer assistance grants pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 268B.29, the following terms have the meanings given.

A.

"Temporary worker" means an individual that an employer hires to substitute for a covered individual who is on leave for a period of seven days or more. The temporary worker assumes all or some of the covered individual's duties but will not fill the covered individual's role following the covered individual's return to work from leave.

B.

"Wage-related costs" means costs associated with either or both of the following:

(1)

hiring, training, or paying a temporary worker; or

(2)

training or increasing the wages of an existing employee or employees to assume all or some of the duties of the covered individual on leave.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 268B.02

History:

49 SR 1368

Published Electronically:

July 9, 2025