2021 Minnesota Statutes

179A.135 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES INVOLVING CHARITABLE HOSPITALS.

Any charitable hospital as defined in section 179.35, subdivision 2, any hospital employee as defined in section 179.35, subdivision 3, any labor organization as defined in section 179.01, subdivision 6, or any other person or organization connected with a charitable hospital, who is aggrieved by an unfair labor practice as defined in sections 179.11 and 179.12, may file an unfair labor practice charge with the Public Employment Relations Board that will be processed in accordance with the provisions of sections 179A.051, 179A.052, and 179A.13.

History:

2014 c 211 s 11,13; 1Sp2015 c 1 art 7 s 1; 1Sp2021 c 10 art 3 s 19

NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2014, chapter 211, section 11, is effective July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, and on July 1, 2023. Any investigation and proceedings related to an unfair labor practice charge currently pending before the Public Employee Relations Board as of July 1, 2021, shall be conducted according to the process in place under Minnesota Statutes, sections 179A.052 and 179A.13, as of July 1, 2020, and the board shall retain jurisdiction over any pending charge. From July 1, 2021, until July 1, 2023, any employee, employer, employee or employer organization, exclusive representative, or any other person or organization aggrieved by an unfair labor practice as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.13, may bring an action for injunctive relief and for damages caused by the unfair labor practice in the district court of the county in which the practice is alleged to have occurred. Laws 2014, chapter 211, section 13, as amended by Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 7, section 1; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 7, section 42; Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 12, section 1; and Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 3, section 19.