2004 Minnesota Statutes

     13.79 Department of Labor and Industry data. 

    Subdivision 1.    Identity of employees making complaints. 
  Data that identify complaining employees and that appear on 
 complaint forms received by the Department of Labor and Industry 
 concerning alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 
 section 181.75 or 181.9641, are classified as private data.  

    Subd. 2.    Labor relations; Bureau of Mediation Services 
 data.  (a)    Representation data.  Authorization 
 signatures or cards furnished in support of a petition filed or 
 election conducted under sections 179.16, 179.18 to 179.25, and 
 179A.12, and all ballots, prior to the time of tabulation, are 
 classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not 
 on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13, and as 
 confidential data on individuals with regard to data on 
 individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3. 

    (b)    Mediation data.  All data received or maintained 
 by the commissioner or staff of the Bureau of Mediation Services 
 during the course of providing mediation services to the parties 
 to a labor dispute under the provisions of chapter 179 are 
 classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not 
 on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13, and 
 as confidential data on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, 
 subdivision 3, except to the extent the commissioner of the 
 Bureau of Mediation Services determines such data are necessary 
 to fulfill the requirements of section 179A.16, or to identify 
 the general nature of or parties to a labor dispute. 

    HIST: 1984 c 436 s 31; 1985 c 298 s 29; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 186 
 s 15; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 3; 1995 c 259 art 
 1 s 17; 1999 c 227 s 22