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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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Confidential employee definition changed.

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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Employment provisions modified, Fair Labor Standards Act provisions added, and
penalties provided.

Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred by Chair to Labor and Consumer Protection Division

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Alcohol use by employees on-site testing authorized.

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Hennepin-Carver Workforce Investment Board funding provided, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 194 04/17/08

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COND ENGROSSMENT Compensation plan required for employees of the legislative auditor and plan subject to legislative review and approval, and state labor contracts ratified. Section 1: Other salaries and compensation plans language modified. Section 2: Staff; compensation language modified. Section 3: Employees language modified. Section 4: Labor agreements and compensation plans language provided. Subdivision 1. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5. Subdivision 2. Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. Subdivision 3. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5, Unit 8. Subdivision 4. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5, Unit 225. Subdivision 5. State Residential Schools Education Association. Subdivision 6. Minnesota Government Engineers Council. [...]

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Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to E-12 Education

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Public employer discretion provided relating to leaves of absence longer than
one year for teacher representatives.

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Author added Slocum

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Employee organization access to employees provided at certain meetings; tax
treatment of employer expenditures related to opposing employee unionization
efforts specified, and penalties imposed.

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Voluntary paid parental leave provided, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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State department and local government construction contracts regulated.

Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Public Safety and Civil Justice

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Worker's compensation; improper access to medical records penalties provided.

Section 1: Theft of medical records language provided.

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Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for extended employment services for persons with severe disabilities and
other profound limitations
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Excluding from the plumbing plan review requirement the installation by a
licensed plumber of a system of plumbing serving certain residential buildings;
requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to adopt rule amendments for
compliance purposes
(me)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to investigate alleged improper activity occurring through violation of employee good faith reporting of public health or safety, employment or governmental dangers, refusal to alter scientific or technical data findings of economic or environmental impact, reporting of scientific or technical study findings and occurring through employer use of authority to influence or interfere with employee information disclosures; requiring commissioner of labor and industry reporting upon condition of reasonable cause finding; classifying as private data the identity of person initiating the investigation; requiring the commissioner to investigate written complaints of reprisal or retaliation within a certain time period and authorizing commissioner issued compliance orders under certain conditions; expanding employee good faith reporting protection; prohibiting employers from using [...]

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Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to human rights; providing for a suspension of the running of the
statute of limitations for sexual harassment claims during pending employer
investigations
(me)

Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing a lifelong learning account program in the department of labor and
industry, specifying commissioner responsibilities and authorizing rulemaking;
allowing lifelong learning accounts income and franchise tax credits to
employees and employers for contributions to lifelong learning accounts,
specifying limits, imposing a special tax on nonqualified withdrawals
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for a grant to Northern Connections in Perham to implement and operate a
pilot workforce program
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for a grant to northern Minnesota RuralPlex Initiative in the city of
Grand Rapids to implement and operate a pilot workforce program to provide
supportive services to assist individual transitioning into the workforce
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Creating the board of residential construction, specifying composition, powers,
duties, administrative support, compensation, removal, vacancies, officers,
voting, board meetings and complaints and recordkeeping; subjecting the board to
government data practices regulation; authorizing interstate reciprocity;
expanding grounds for license denial, limit, revocation and suspension to
include history of financial irresponsibility or contractor recovery fund
excessive payment; authorizing commissioner of labor and industry rulemaking
(rt)