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2005 amendments, construction, repeal, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 25

3M, New Ulm location, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 23

Actively seeking suitable employment, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 14

Administration account, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 22

Administration account, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 45

Administrative penalties, determinations, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 2 s 8, 9

Agreements between employer and employee, prohibited types, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 2 s 7

Agricultural employment, definition, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 1, 3

Ainsworth Lumber Company, extra benefits, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 10 s 31

Appeals, benefit accounts, determinations, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 8

Appeals, determinations, telephone number on, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 18

Appeals, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 8 s 4

Appeals

Dismissals, new appeals after, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 11

Judicial review, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 12

Appeals

Determinations, dating, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 23

Effect of decisions, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 17

Electronic filing, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 5

Employer-agent appeals, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 1 s 5

Evidence, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 18

Requests for reconsideration, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 16

Applications, acceptance, federal economic recovery funds, requirements for, conformity, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s 5

Appropriations for, federal economic recovery funds, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s 10

Attorney fees, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 19

Availability for suitable employment

Location of work, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 9

Students, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s 7

Base period, definition, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 2

Base period

Determination, Minn. Laws 2009 c 1 s 1

Federal economic recovery funds, requirements for, conformity, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s 1

Benefit accounts

Requirements, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 7

Withdrawal, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 2 s 4

Benefit accounts, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 6, 7

Benefit accounts, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 6, 7

Benefit accounts, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 11, 25

Benefit accounts

Determinations of benefit account, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 19

Establishment, federal economic recovery fund requirements, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s 6

Benefit year, definition, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 1

Benefits, payment, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2018 c 182 art 1 s 64

Benefits

Base period, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 6 s 1, 2

Deductions and offsets

Generally, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 7 s 4-8

Penalties and interest, recovery, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 5 s 2

State and federal income taxes, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 8 s 5

Overpayments, recovery, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 8 s 6

Payment, generally, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 8 s 3

Benefits

Continued requests, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 12

Foreign states, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 15

Maximum benefit, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 3

Obtaining by false statement or representation, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 19

Obtaining by misrepresentation, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 16

Overpayments

Interest, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 17

Remedies not election of remedy, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 18

Benefits

Applications, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 11 s 2

Continued requests, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 4, 5

Deductions and offsets, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 10 s 5, 6

Extended benefits, iron ore mining, Minn. Laws 2016 c 82 s

Fraud, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 8

Obtaining by false statement or representation, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 11 s 5

Overpayments, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 8

Benefits

Back pay, deductions for, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 11

Continued requests, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 12, 13

Fraudulently obtained, interest on, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 1 s 6

Payments that delay receipt of benefits, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 1 s 4

Benefits

Applications, backdating, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 4

Lockouts, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 5-8

Treatment for property tax refunds, Minn. Laws 2013 c 143 art 1 s 1

Benefits

Extended unemployment benefits, availability, Minn. Laws 2011 c 6 s 2

Weekly unemployment benefit amount, defined, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 4

Benefits

Appeals, determinations, telephone number on, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 18

Eligibility for, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 12, 13

Maximum amounts, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 11, 25

Special state extended benefits, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 22, 24

Benefits

Applications, backdating, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 6

Back pay, deduction from, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 8

Continued requests for unemployment benefits, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 28

Delay, retirement or annuity payments, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 7

Entitlement to benefits, burden of proof, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 5

Extension, special state emergency program, Minn. Laws 2009 c 1 s 2

Overpayments, offsetting from federal tax refunds, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 14

Rounding down, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 2, 11, 20, 24, 39-42

Benefits

Additional benefits, Minn. Laws 2008 c 300 s 15-18, 50

Delay for vacation pay, Minn. Laws 2008 c 300 s 12

Temporary or seasonal unemployment, Minn. Laws 2008 c 300 s 13

Construction, independent contractors, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 4

Contingent account, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 46, 47

Continued requests for unemployment benefits, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 4, 5

Converting layoffs into Minnesota businesses (CLIMB), Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 2, 9

Covered employment, generally, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 1

Covered employment, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 4 s 1

Covered employment, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 4

COVID-19

Eligibility, Minn. Laws 2020 c 71 art 2 s 21-23

Employers, tax rate, Minn. Laws 2020 c 71 art 2 s 24

Special additional benefit, Minn. Laws 2020 7Sp c 2 art 3 s 1

Suitable employment, Minn. Laws 2020 c 71 art 2 s 20

Credit adjustments and refunds, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 7

Data sharing with Human Services Department, Minn. Laws 2014 c 228 art 3 s 3

Data, Corrections Department, use, Minn. Laws 2016 c 149 s

Data

Classification, Minn. Laws 2013 c 82 s 19

Higher Education Office use, Minn. Laws 2013 c 99 art 2 s 24

Data

Corrections Department, disclosure to, Minn. Laws 2008 c 315 s 16

State auditor, access, Minn. Laws 2008 c 366 art 5 s 6

Decisions, judicial review, Minn. Laws 2014 c 271 art 1 s 1

Definitions, federal economic recovery funds, requirements for, conformity, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s 1-4

Definitions, generally, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 1, 2, 2016 c 189 art 10 s 1-4

Definitions, revisions to, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 1 s 1, 2014 c 251 art 2 s 2-6

Definitions, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 4 s 1, 2, 2019 1Sp c 7 art 6 s 1, 2019 1Sp c 7 art 7 s 1

Definitions, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 2-4

Definitions, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 1, 2

Delays in receiving, hardship payments, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 10 s 30

Determinations of benefit account, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 19

Determinations of benefit accounts, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 11

Determinations of ineligibility, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 7

Determinations, dating, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 23

Determinations, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 5

Discharge, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 16

Dislocated worker program

Converting layoffs into Minnesota businesses (CLIMB), Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 2, 9

Entrepreneurial training and business consulting, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 1, 2

Dislocated workers, Project GATE funds, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 16

Domestic abuse, sexual assault, and stalking victims, Minn. Laws 2014 c 239 art 2 s 4, 5

Drivers, messenger/courier industry, Minn. Laws 2009 c 89 s

Earnings deductible from benefits, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 2 s 4

Eligibility, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2018 c 182 art 1 s 65

Eligibility

Aliens, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 11

Determination, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 1 s 5

Good cause, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 2 s 5

Leaves of absence, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 2 s 6

Suspension, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 1 s 3, 4

Eligibility

Determination, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 11 s 4

Generally, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 3

Layoffs due to adverse trade impacts, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 9

Eligibility

Federal or foreign state eligibility, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 9

Ineligibility duration, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 10

Layoffs due to adverse trade impacts, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 16

Work search plans, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 8

Employee leasing companies, tax accounts, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 5

Employee or contractor status determinations, rules repeal, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 3 s 16

Employer-agents, appeals, online filing, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 13

Employers taxes, special assessments, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 5

Employers, experience ratings, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 11 s 1

Employers, records and record keeping, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2018 c 182 art 1 s 67

Employers, records retention, Minn. Laws 2014 c 271 art 1 s 2

Employers, registration, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 5

Employment misconduct, federal economic recovery funds, requirements for, conformity, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s 9

Employment misconduct, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 17

Evidence

Appeals, hearings, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 2 s 7

Standard of proof, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 1

Evidentiary hearings

Notices about, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 34

Subpoenas, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 37

Testimony, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 38

Experience rating histories, transfers, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 2 s 2

Experience rating history transfers, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 1 s 2

Experience ratings, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 4 s 3

Extended unemployment benefits, availability, Minn. Laws 2011 c 6 s 2

Falling trust fund adjustment, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 6

Federal aid

Contingent account, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 46

WIRED program, Minn. Laws 2009 c 25 s

Federal conformity changes, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 1 s

Federal conformity provisions, repealed, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 25

Federal stimulus funding, requirements for, conformity, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s

Filings, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 6

Fines, fraud, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 8

Fraud, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 8

Fraudulently obtained benefits, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 2 s 5

Hardship payments, 2007 law, repeal, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 25

Hardship payments, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 10 s 30

Hibbing employer, vacation pay, effect on benefits, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 26

Housekeeping changes, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 3 s

Immediate family members, defined, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 1

Income and franchise taxes, additions to income, Minn. Laws 2009 c 88 art 1 s 3, 2009 c 95 art 1 s 3

Independent contractors, drivers, Minn. Laws 2009 c 89 s

Ineligibility, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 7 s 9, 10

Ineligibility

Determination, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 1 s 5

Quitting, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 13, 14

Ineligibility

Determination, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 11 s 4

Exceptions, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 6, 2016 c 189 art 11 s 3

Job retraining benefits, WIRED program, Minn. Laws 2009 c 25 s

Judicial review, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 12

Lockouts, benefits, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 5-8

New Ulm location of 3M, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 23

Noncovered employees, students, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 2 s 2

Noncovered employment, election to consider covered, repeal, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 18

Noncovered employment, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 4 s 2

Noncovered employment, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 2 s 1

Noncovered employment, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 10 s 2

Noncovered employment, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 5

Nonprofit organizations, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 10

Northwest Airlines employee, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 10 s 32

Overpayments, cancellation, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 2 s 6

Overpayments

Fraud, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 3

Repayment, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 8

Penalties, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 20, 21

Personal care assistants, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 5

Personal time off pay, ineligibility, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 8

PIN numbers, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 22

Poultry workers, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 17

Preponderance of the evidence, definition, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 2

Professional employer organizations, tax accounts, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 5

Quitting, definition, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 14

Quitting, ineligibility, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 9

Quitting, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 15

Quitting

Exceptions to ineligibility, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 11

Federal economic recovery funds, requirements for, conformity, Minn. Laws 2009 c 15 s 8

Staffing service employees, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 12

Temporary employees, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 12

Records and record keeping, employee earnings, weekly breakdown, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 15

Records and record keeping

Employer records, audits, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 1 s 7

Retention periods, Minn. Laws 2014 c 271 art 1 s 2

Reemployment assistance training, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 23

Requests for reconsideration, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 16

Retirement plans, offsets, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 7 s 7

Revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2014 c 275 art 1 s 87

Revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2012 c 187 art 1 s 43

Revisor's instruction, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 50

Revisor's instructions, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 24

Revisor's instructions, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 27

Severability of law, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 16

Shared work agreements, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 20

Shared work plans, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 13

Shared work plans, Minn. Laws 2009 c 27 s

Shared work program, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 10, 12-15, 19, 20

Shared work, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 10 s

Sick pay, ineligibility, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 8

Social Security payments, effect, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 9, 10

Special state emergency unemployment compensation, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 22, 24

Staffing service jobs, suitability, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 3

Staffing services, defined, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 2 s 2

Staffing services, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 3, 4, 14, 16

Standard of proof, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 1, 7

State's average weekly wage, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 2

Suitable employment, definitions, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 10 s 4

Suitable employment, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 3

Suitable employment, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 4

Supplemental unemployment benefits, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 2 s 3

Tax rate buydowns, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 5

Tax rates, assigning to new employers, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 2 s 3

Taxes, limits, Minn. Laws 2016 c 81 s

Taxes, rounding down, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 13, 16

Taxes, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAXES

Taxpaying employers, new employers, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 11 s 1

Taxpaying employers

Payments, priority, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 2 s 6

Tax rates, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 2 s 4, 5

Taxpaying employers

Nonprofit organizations, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 10

Officers, eligibility, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 13

State or local governments, election, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 9

Tax rates, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 6, 7

Technical changes, Minn. Laws 2011 c 76 art 1 s 39, 2011 c 84 art 2 s 1, 7, 8

Technical changes, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 3, 8-10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 25-27, 29-33, 35, 36, 43, 44, 48

Technical changes, Minn. Laws 2008 c 300 s 51

Temporary employees, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 3, 4

Temporary or seasonal unemployment, Minn. Laws 2008 c 300 s 13

Temporary unemployment to avoid the layoff of another, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 10

Tourist or recreation industry employers, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 12

Transfers, appropriations, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 13

Trust fund, Minn. Laws 2012 c 201 art 2 s 1, 2, 5

Turkey processing plant employees, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 17

Unemployed, definition, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 3

Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, recommendations enacted, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 s

Unemployment insurance taxes

Compromise, amounts, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 4

Interest, penalties, or fees, cancellation, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 3

Local governments, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 1

Nonprofit organizations, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 2

State or local governments, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 3 s 1

Unemployment insurance trust fund, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 15

Unemployment law judges, salaries, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 19

Unemployment law judges

Decisions

Appeals, revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2015 c 21 art 1 s 93

Judicial review, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 12

Oaths and affirmations, authority to administer, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 14

Unemployment law judges

Hearings, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 15

Oaths and subpoenas, repeal, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 2 s 25

Unemployment law judges, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 4 s 49

Unions, seeking employment through, Minn. Laws 2008 c 300 s 14

Vacation pay, Hibbing employer, effect on benefits, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 26

Violations and penalties, benefits, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2018 c 182 art 1 s 66

Violations and penalties, fraud, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 20

Violations and penalties, offers of employment, false statements, Minn. Laws 2010 c 347 art 2 s 21

Violations and penalties

Benefits, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 11 s 4, 5

Fraud, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 8

Wage credits, school personnel, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 10

Wage credits, Minn. Laws 2011 c 6 s 1

Wage detail reports, employee leasing companies, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 1 s 1, 2

Wage detail reports, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 7 s 2, 2019 1Sp c 7 art 8 s 1

Wages paid, definition, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 4

Wages, definition, Minn. Laws 2014 c 251 art 1 s 1

Wages, exclusions, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 2

WIRED program, Minn. Laws 2009 c 25 s

Withholding from benefits, child support, Indian children, Minn. Laws 2015 c 78 art 1 s 35