1998 Minnesota Statutes

     181.811 Mandatory retirement age. 

    Laws 1978, chapter 649 is effective April 24, 1979, subject 
 to the following exceptions: 

    (1) In the case of employees covered by a collective 
 bargaining agreement which was entered into between a labor 
 organization and an employer and which was in effect on 
 September 1, 1977, it shall take effect upon the termination of 
 the agreement or on January 1, 1980, whichever comes first. 

    (2) Nothing contained in Laws 1978, chapter 649 or Laws 
 1979, chapter 40 shall be construed as requiring the rehiring, 
 reinstatement or payment of additional benefits to an employee 
 who terminates service prior to April 24, 1979, with an employer 
 who employs 20 or more employees, or the rehiring, reinstatement 
 or payment of additional benefits to an employee who terminates 
 service prior to June 1, 1980, with an employer who employs less 
 than 20 employees, pursuant to a mandatory retirement law or 
 policy which mandates retirement prior to attaining 70 years of 
 age, or any other employee who terminates service prior to the 
 termination of a collectively bargained contract containing a 
 mandatory retirement provision. 

    (3) Laws 1978, chapter 649, section 3, is effective January 
 1, 1979.  

    (4) Employers who employ fewer than 20 employees shall not 
 be subject to the provisions of Laws 1978, chapter 649, until 
 June 1, 1980. 

    HIST: 1978 c 649 s 8; 1979 c 40 s 4; 1981 c 50 s 1; 1987 c 284 
 art 2 s 4