1997 Minnesota Statutes

     268.682 Worker displacement prohibited. 

    Subdivision 1.    Layoffs; work reductions.  An eligible 
 employer may not terminate, lay off, or reduce the working hours 
 of an employee for the purpose of hiring an individual with 
 funds available under sections 268.672 to 268.682.  

    Subd. 2.    Hiring during layoffs.  An eligible employer 
 may not hire an individual with funds available under sections 
 268.672 to 268.682 if any other person is on layoff from the 
 same or a substantially equivalent job. 

    Subd. 3.    Employer certification.  In order to qualify 
 as an eligible employer, a government or nonprofit agency or 
 business must certify to the eligible local service unit that 
 each job created and funded under sections 268.672 to 268.682:  

    (a) will result in an increase in employment opportunities 
 over those which would otherwise be available; 

    (b) will not result in the displacement of currently 
 employed workers, including partial displacement such as 
 reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment 
 benefits; and 

    (c) will not impair existing contracts for service or 
 result in the substitution of wage subsidy funds for other funds 
 in connection with work that would otherwise be performed.  

    HIST: 1983 c 312 art 7 s 12; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 64