| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to employment; providing a religious order exemption from the Minnesota |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Paid Leave Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.01, subdivision |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 15. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.01, subdivision 15, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 15.Covered employment.(a) "Covered employment" means performing services |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8of whatever nature, unlimited by the relationship of master and servant as known to the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9common law, or any other legal relationship performed for wages or under any contract |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10calling for the performance of services, written or oral, express or implied. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) For the purposes of this chapter, covered employment means an employee's entire |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12employment during a calendar year if: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (1) 50 percent or more of the employment during the calendar year is performed in |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14Minnesota; or |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (2) 50 percent or more of the employment during the calendar year is not performed in |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Minnesota or any other single state within the United States, or United States territory or |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17foreign nation, but some of the employment is performed in Minnesota and the employee's |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18residence is in Minnesota during 50 percent or more of the calendar year. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (c) "Covered employment" does not include: |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (1) a self-employed individual; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (2) an independent contractor; or |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-05350 as introduced04/11/25 REVISOR SS/AC |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 3433NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading04/24/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Jobs and Economic Development 2.1 (3) employment by a seasonal employee, as defined in subdivision 35; or |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2 (4) a duly ordained or licensed minister of a church in the exercise of a ministry or a |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3member of a religious order in the exercise of duties required by the order. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (d) Entities that are excluded under this section may opt in to coverage following a |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5procedure determined by the commissioner. In such cases, services provided by employees |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6are considered covered employment under subdivision 15. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7 (e) The commissioner may adopt rules in accordance with chapter 14 to: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 (1) further define the application of this subdivision; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9 (2) establish the criteria for covered employment for individuals that do not meet the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10criteria in paragraphs (a) and (b), but that perform services as an employee to a Minnesota |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11employer. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 25-05350 as introduced04/11/25 REVISOR SS/AC |
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