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268.03 Public purpose of the Minnesota unemployment insurance program.

Subdivision 1. Statement. The public purpose of sections 268.029 to 268.23 is: Economic insecurity due to involuntary unemployment of workers in Minnesota is a subject of general concern that requires appropriate action by the legislature. The public good will be promoted by providing workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own a temporary partial wage replacement to assist the unemployed worker to become reemployed. This program will be known as the "Minnesota unemployment insurance program."

Subd. 2. Standard of proof. All issues of fact under the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Program Law shall be determined by a preponderance of the evidence. Preponderance of the evidence means evidence in substantiation of a fact that, when weighed against the evidence opposing the fact, is more convincing and has a greater probability of truth.

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; 1998 c 265 s 3; 1999 c 107 s 66; 2000 c 343 s 1; 2001 c 175 s 2,52

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