1997 Minnesota Statutes

     268.03 Declaration of public policy. 

    As a guide to the interpretation and application of 
 sections 268.03 to 268.30, the public policy of this state is 
 declared to be as follows:  Economic insecurity due to 
 unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals, and 
 welfare of the people of this state.  Involuntary unemployment 
 is therefore a subject of general interest and concern which 
 requires appropriate action by the legislature to prevent its 
 spread and to lighten its burdens.  This can be provided by 
 encouraging employers to provide more stable employment and by 
 the systematic accumulation of funds during periods of 
 employment to provide benefits for periods of unemployment, thus 
 maintaining purchasing power and limiting the serious social 
 consequences of poor relief assistance.  The legislature, 
 therefore, declares that in its considered judgment the public 
 good and the general welfare of the citizens of this state will 
 be promoted by providing, under the police powers of the state 
 for the compulsory setting aside of unemployment reserves to be 
 used for the benefit of persons unemployed through no fault of 
 their own.  In recognition of its focus on returning the worker 
 to gainful employment, this program will be known in Minnesota 
 as "reemployment insurance." 

    HIST: (4337-21) Ex1936 c 2 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 
 488 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 105