Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
2016 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Accidents, see Drug and alcohol testing under this topic
Actively seeking suitable employment, defined, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Adverse working conditions, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.095
Advertising, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.08
Affirmative action, see AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS
Aggravated employment misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.095
Agreements, see LABOR AGREEMENTS
American employers, definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Apprenticeships, see APPRENTICESHIPS
Arbitration, see ARBITRATION
Area labor-management committees, grants, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.81 to 179.85
Assessments, back wages and gratuities, hearing costs, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Attorney fees
Employee assistance services violations, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.980
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.974
Isolation or quarantine, employer violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.4196
Salespersons, commissions, prompt payment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.145
Available for suitable employment, defined, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Background checks
Costs, payment by employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.645
Criminal history, questions about, in hiring, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.53, 364.021, 364.06, 364.10
Evidence, civil actions, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.981
Benefits, see BENEFITS
Blacklisting, see under CRIMES
Boycotts, see BOYCOTTS
Breaks
Meal breaks, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.254
Work breaks, see under HOURS OF WORK
Building trade employees, see BUILDING TRADE EMPLOYEES
Child care centers, wrongful employment at, Minn. Statutes 2016 245E.01, 245E.02, 245E.06, 609.816
Child labor, see CHILD LABOR
Civil service, see CIVIL SERVICE
Collective bargaining, see COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Commodity, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.04
Community investment programs, see COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
Comparable worth, see COMPARABLE WORTH
Compensation and salaries, see COMPENSATION AND SALARIES
Complaints, adverse working conditions, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.095
Contested cases
Compensation and salary compliance orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Unfair discriminatory practices, orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.29
Contracts and agreements, unlawful acts, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.09
Covered employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035, 268.044
Criminal history, questions about, in hiring
Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2016 364.10
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.53, 364.021, 364.06
Damages
Employee assistance services, violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.980
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.974
Data
Adult basic education, Minn. Statutes 2016 124D.52
Classification, drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.791, 181.954
Employee suggestion data, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.43
Labor market analysis, Minn. Statutes 2016 116J.4011, 136F.37
Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Date of hiring, definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Definitions
Child Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 181A.03
Child support, Minn. Statutes 2016 518A.32
Community Emergency Response Hazardous Substances Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 299F.092
Comparable worth, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.66
County emergency jobs program, Minn. Statutes 2016 375.552
Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.950
Employment, wages, hours, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.171
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.60
Health care purchasing alliances, Minn. Statutes 2016 62T.01
Human Rights Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.03
Industrial Hygienist and Safety Professional Title Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 182A.03
Migrant workers, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.85
Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.49
Notice of termination, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.931
Occupational safety and health, Minn. Statutes 2016 182.651
Private detectives, Minn. Statutes 2016 326.32
Property Tax Refund Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 290A.03
Small employer insurance reform, Minn. Statutes 2016 62L.02
Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2016 355.01
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035, 268.085
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2016 79.52
Demotions, see DEMOTIONS
Developmentally disabled persons, community-based employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 252.451
Disabled persons
Reasonable accommodation, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.08
Rights, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 256C.01
Veterans preference, private employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 197.4551
Discharge (employees), see DISCHARGE (EMPLOYEES)
Disclosure
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.791, 181.953, 181.954
Earnings disclosure form, executions, Minn. Statutes 2016 550.136
Employee assistance records, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.980
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Personnel records, peace officer applicants, Minn. Statutes 2016 626.87
Reports to Labor and Industry Department, identity of reporting person, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.791, 175.24, 175.27
Wage payment options, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Discrimination
Generally, see Discrimination against employees under DISCRIMINATION
Unfair practices, see Unfair discriminatory practices under this topic
Dislocated workers, see under UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
Drug and alcohol testing
Collective bargaining, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.955
Confirmatory tests and retests, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.953, 221.86
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.791, 181.954
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.791, 181.953, 181.954, 221.86
Employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.02, 181.953, 181.957, 221.86
Employers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.951 to 181.953, 221.86
Exemptions, motor carriers, Minn. Statutes 2016 221.031, 221.605
Federal preemption, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.957
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.950, 181.951, 181.953
Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.956
Job applicants, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.951, 181.953, 181.957
Lawsuits, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.956
Motor carrier drivers, Minn. Statutes 2016 221.031, 221.605
Policies, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.951, 181.952
Positive test results, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.791, 181.950, 181.953, 181.954
Professional athletes, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.951, 181.955
Safeguards, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.953, 181.954
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Dual training competency program, inventory, Minn. Statutes 2016 136A.246
E-Verify program, state contracts, Minn. Statutes 2016 16C.075
Employ, defined, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.23
Employee assistance services
Employee assistance providers, records, access, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.980
Suicide prevention, Minn. Statutes 2016 145.56
Employee group insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 60A.02
Employees
Addresses, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30, 256.998
Agreement of hire, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.55 to 181.57
Back wages or gratuities, right of action, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Background check crimes, Minn. Statutes 2016 299C.66 to 299C.71
Background checks, costs, payment by employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.645
Birth dates, work reporting system reports, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Bone marrow donation leave, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.945
Building trade employees, see BUILDING TRADE EMPLOYEES
Charitable contributions, reprisals for failure to contribute, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.937
Chemically dependent persons, unemployment insurance, ineligibility, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.095
Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 268.095
Contracts, payroll deductions, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.06
Copies to, withholding statements (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2016 289A.09
Crime victims, employer obligations to, Minn. Statutes 2016 611A.036
Deaths, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.58, 181.80, 182.666
Debts, levy on wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 550.136, 550.142
Definitions
Attorney's summary executions, Minn. Statutes 2016 551.06
Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2016 336.3-405
Community Emergency Response Hazardous Substances Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 299F.092
Comprehensive Health Insurance Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 62E.02
Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.950
Employment law, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.960
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.66
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.23
Human Rights Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.03
Labor Relations Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.01
Labor Union Democracy Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.18
Military reservist economic injury and veteran-owned small businesses loans, Minn. Statutes 2016 116J.996
Notice of termination, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.931
Occupational Safety and Health Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 182.651
Parenting leave, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.940, 181.942
Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 58.02
Restraint of trade, Minn. Statutes 2016 325D.50
Small Employer Health Benefit Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 62L.02
Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2016 355.01
State-operated services, Minn. Statutes 2016 246.71
State projects and highway contracts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.42
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035, 268.085
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011
Disabled employees
License plates, see Disability license plates under LICENSE PLATES
Medical assistance, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2016 256B.057
Unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.20
Discounts or markdowns from employers on good or services, defined as wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Displacement by unpaid workers, Minn. Statutes 2016 85.045, 124D.48
Domestic abuse, time off to pursue relief, Minn. Statutes 2016 518B.01
Drivers' licenses, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.066
Drug and alcohol testing, see same under this topic
E-Verify program, state contracts, Minn. Statutes 2016 16C.075
Eligible employees, see SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
Employee suggestion data, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.43
Employees under age 20, minimum wage, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.24
Employer provided transportation, drivers, Minn. Statutes 2016 221.031
Employment data, sharing, workers' compensation self-insurance purposes, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.181
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Enhanced Minnesota identification cards, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.068
Examinations, costs, payment by employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.645
Farm laborers, see FARM LABORERS
Financial interest, Medicaid expenditure contracts, acts affecting prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2016 256B.0914
Garnishment of wages, retaliation prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2016 571.74, 571.927
Genetic tests and testing, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.974
Hazardous substances releases, Minn. Statutes 2016 115B.03
Health and accident insurance, Minnesota employees insurance program, Minn. Statutes 2016 43A.317
Health provider cooperatives, see Provider cooperatives under HEALTH CARE COOPERATIVES
Indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.970
Interference with, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.60
Inventions, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.78
Isolation or quarantine, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.4196
Job applicants, see same under this topic
Kari Koskinen Manager Background Check Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 299C.66 to 299C.71
Lawful consumable products, use during nonworking hours, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.938
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Leaves of absence, see LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Legal or dental services, trust plan payments defined as wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Liability, Minn. Statutes 2016 79.081, 115B.03
Long-term care insurance, see LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
Meal expenses, reimbursement defined as wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Medical examinations, see same under this topic
Mining employees, see Employees under MINING
Names, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30, 256.998
Nonresident employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 169.72, 290.92
Notice given
Family leave for injured or dead military personnel, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.947
Leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2016 202A.135, 202A.19, 204B.195
Parenting leave, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.942
Nursing mothers, work breaks, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.939
Occupational safety and health, see Employees under OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Packinghouse workers bill of rights, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.86
Payments by, background check, testing, or training costs, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.645
Payments to, compensation and salary violations, damages, back pay, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Personnel records, see PERSONNEL RECORDS
Public, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Public defense costs, liability for, Minn. Statutes 2016 611.20
Public officials, leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2016 211B.10
Receipt of stolen property, Minn. Statutes 2016 609.526, 609.53
Reports about, industrial closings, layoffs, or relocation, Minn. Statutes 2016 116L.976
Representation, Minn. Statutes 2016 79.37, 124D.49
Retirement, see same under this topic
Sales to, Minn. Statutes 2016 325D.14, 325D.16
School conferences and events, leave for, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.9412, 181.942
Seasonal employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.23, 268.044
Service of process on, paternity proceedings or support enforcement actions, Minn. Statutes 2016 543.20
Services performed for employers, sales and use taxes, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2016 297A.61
Social Security numbers, work reporting system reports, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Statement of earnings, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.032, 181.171
Suggestions by, data classification, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.43
Tax return, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2016 270B.06
Tax return data, state agencies, information exchanges, Minn. Statutes 2016 270B.14
Transportation, providing, Minn. Statutes 2016 221.031
Unemployment insurance, see Employees under UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Union membership, interference, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.60
Victims of crime, time off to testify, Minn. Statutes 2016 611A.036
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Voting, Minn. Statutes 2016 204C.04, 211B.07
Wage disclosure protection, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.172
Wages, see COMPENSATION AND SALARIES
Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2016 289A.60, 289A.63
Workers' compensation, see Employees under WORKERS COMPENSATION
Employers
Access, employee tax returns, investigative data, Minn. Statutes 2016 270B.06
Addresses, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998, 268.042, 268.19
Administration, see under MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (MFIP)
Agreement of hire, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.55 to 181.57
Approvals by, drivers' license applications, underage employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.04, 171.05, 171.055
Assessments, back wages and gratuities, hearing costs, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Background checks, information provided for, liability, immunity, Minn. Statutes 2016 299F.036, 604A.31
Border city zones, credits and incentives, income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2016 469.171
Burden of proof, disabled persons, unfair discriminatory practices, defense, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.25
Certificates and certification, underage employee drivers, supervision, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.04, 171.055
Certifying to, election judges, compensation and hours, Minn. Statutes 2016 204B.195
Child labor, see Employers under CHILD LABOR
Child support, medical insurance coverage, Minn. Statutes 2016 518A.73
Collaboration, Minn. Statutes 2016 124D.46, 124D.47, 145.56, 268A.15
Comprehensive health insurance plans, see under HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Consumer reports for employment purposes, disclosures, Minn. Statutes 2016 13C.02, 13C.03
Contracts, payroll deductions, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.06
Copies, withholding (taxes), federal notice of deposit status, Minn. Statutes 2016 289A.20
Corporate political contributions, Minn. Statutes 2016 211B.15
Crime victims who are employees, obligations to, Minn. Statutes 2016 611A.036
Data, public assistance liens, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.015
Definitions
Attorney's summary executions, Minn. Statutes 2016 551.06
Bone marrow donation leave, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.945
Community Emergency Response Hazardous Substances Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 299F.092
Comprehensive Health Insurance Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 62E.02
Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.950
Employment, wages, hours, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.171
Employment agencies, Minn. Statutes 2016 184.21
Employment law, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.960
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.66
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.23
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.60
Human Rights Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.03
Labor Relations Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.01
Labor Union Democracy Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.18
Migrant labor, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.85
Notice of termination, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.931
Occupational safety and health, Minn. Statutes 2016 182.651
Parenting leave, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.940, 181.945
Pharmacy audit integrity program, Minn. Statutes 2016 151.61
State projects and highway contracts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.42
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011, 176.183
Workers' compensation self-insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.181
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2016 550.136, 626.87
Disparate impact cases, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.28
Driver training schools for employees, license exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.39
Drug and alcohol testing, see same under this topic
Dual training competency grants, Minn. Statutes 2016 136A.246
Earnings statements, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.03
Employee assistance services, Minn. Statutes 2016 145.56, 181.980
Employee transportation, providing, Minn. Statutes 2016 221.031
Employees' breast milk expressing rooms, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.939
Employer-sponsored long-term care insurance, Board on Aging, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.975
Employment reference disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Farms as small businesses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2016 299F.092
Federal employer identification numbers, Minn. Statutes 2016 272.115
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.961, 184.22
Genetic testing in employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.974
Grants to
Dual training competency, Minn. Statutes 2016 136A.246
Job vacancies, first source agreements, Minn. Statutes 2016 116L.66
Health care purchasing alliances, see HEALTH CARE PURCHASING ALLIANCES
Hold harmless clauses, breast milk expressing rooms, reasonable effort, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.939
Housing contributions, matching grants, Minn. Statutes 2016 462A.21
Identity and identification, verification, drivers' license applications of minor employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.04
Immunity from liability, Minn. Statutes 2016 299F.036, 626.87
Indemnification of employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.970
Indemnity, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.061
Industry code, unemployment insurance data, access, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.19
Information received, health plan companies and health care providers, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2016 62J.72
Jurors, acts against, criminal contempt, Minn. Statutes 2016 593.50
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Liability
Back wages and gratuities, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 177.32, 181.14, 181.171
Hazardous substances releases, Minn. Statutes 2016 115B.03
Mining accidents, Minn. Statutes 2016 180.04
Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, employees, preexisting conditions, costs, Minn. Statutes 2016 62E.19
Occupational injuries and illnesses, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011
Reimbursement for public defense, Minn. Statutes 2016 611.20
Workers' compensation insurance, deductibles, Minn. Statutes 2016 79.081
Loans to, Minn. Statutes 2016 116L.66
Long-term care insurance, see LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
Market, defined as, Minn. Statutes 2016 79.52
Mediation, wage determination, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Minimum wage compliance orders, objections, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Minnesota employees insurance program, see under HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Minnesota youth program, Minn. Statutes 2016 116L.56, 116L.561
Misrepresenting nature of employment relationship, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.722
Motor carriers defined as, Minn. Statutes 2016 221.031
Multiple employer trusts, Minn. Statutes 2016 60A.02
Names, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.032, 256.998, 268.19
New employers, Minn. Statutes 2016 338.02
Notice given
Bankruptcy, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.93
Compensation and salary compliance orders, objections, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Disclosure of medical records, adverse effect, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.20
Drug and alcohol testing policies, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.952
Employees, injury or death, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.80
Family leave for injured or dead military personnel, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.947
Federal public service loan forgiveness programs, Minn. Statutes 2016 136A.1792
Industrial facilities, closings, layoffs, or relocation, Minn. Statutes 2016 116L.976
Inventions, limitation of assignment or offer, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.78
Mandatory retirement age, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.81
Notice received
Assignment of wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.04
Children, wages claimed by parents or guardians, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.01
Commercial drivers, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.168, 171.169
Election judges, leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2016 204B.195
Political party activities, leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2016 202A.135, 202A.19
Work reporting system, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Workers' compensation, claim settlements, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.522
Occupational safety and health, see Employers under OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
On-the-job training, see under JOB TRAINING
Parties to lawsuits, employer organizations, Minn. Statutes 2016 540.151
Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2016 79.081, 176.081, 177.24, 177.27, 289A.20
Payments to
Job subsidies, see WAGE SUBSIDIES
MFIP, grant diversions, on-the-job training, Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.66, 256J.69
Payroll cards and payroll card accounts, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Permanent replacement offer during strike or lockout, unfair labor practice, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.12
Personnel records, see PERSONNEL RECORDS
Piece workers, exclusion, workers' compensation law, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.205
Plan sponsors, pharmacy audit integrity program, Minn. Statutes 2016 151.61, 151.63, 151.68
Policies, pistols, permits to carry, Minn. Statutes 2016 624.714
Policyholders, workers' compensation insurance, see Policyholders under WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE
Proprietary employers, Minn. Statutes 2016 326.32
Public assistance liens, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.015
Public defense, persons represented by, payments for defense, withholding, Minn. Statutes 2016 611.20
Qualified employers, see Provider cooperatives under HEALTH CARE COOPERATIVES
Records and record keeping, see same under this topic
Reports given
Disclosure, identity of reporting person, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.791, 175.24, 175.27
Employees, hiring, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2016 175.24
Workers' compensation, injury or death, Minn. Statutes 2016 79.081
Reprisals, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.15
Requests by, work reporting system, contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Retaliation against employees
Child support enforcement service of process, Minn. Statutes 2016 543.20
Domestic abuse victims, Minn. Statutes 2016 518B.01, 609.748
Pregnancy accommodations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.9414
Sick leave, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.9413
Victims of crime, time off to testify, Minn. Statutes 2016 611A.036
Wage disclosure protection, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.172
Rural job creation grants, Minn. Statutes 2016 469.309
Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 611.20
Small employers, see same under this topic
Special assessments, workforce development fund, Minn. Statutes 2016 116L.20
Special family day care homes, license holders, Minn. Statutes 2016 245A.14
Staffing services employers, see under EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
State agency records, supplying for workers' compensation insurance purposes, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.186
Statements by, records, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Strikes or boycotts during certification of collective bargaining representatives, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.28
Tax information numbers, work reporting system reports, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Tax return data, state agencies, information exchanges, Minn. Statutes 2016 270B.14
Technical assistance, employer-sponsored long-term care insurance, Board on Aging, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.975
Truants, employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 120A.34
Unemployment insurance, see Employers under UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Unfair discriminatory practices, see same under this topic
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Voting, Minn. Statutes 2016 204C.04, 204C.15
Withholding (taxes), see Employers under WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Workers' compensation, see Employers under WORKERS COMPENSATION
Workers' compensation self-insurance, see WORKERS COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE
Workers' compensation self-insurance groups, Minn. Statutes 2016 79A.19 to 79A.32
Youth apprenticeship program, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 124D.47
Employment, definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 181A.03, 268.035, 355.01
Employment agencies, see EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
Employment and training services, see under JOB TRAINING
Employment plans defined for child care programs, Minn. Statutes 2016 119B.011
Employment references, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Equipment and supplies, costs, deduction from gratuities or wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.24
Equivalent full-time employees, see Employees under this topic
Extended employment programs, Minn. Statutes 2016 268A.01 to 268A.15
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.21 to 177.35
False statements, inducement to enter, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.64, 181.65
Federal employer identification numbers, certificates of real estate value, Minn. Statutes 2016 272.115
Fines
Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 177.30, 177.32
Employee deaths, Minn. Statutes 2016 182.666
Employers, truants, employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 120A.34
Fair labor standards, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 177.30, 177.31
Work reporting system, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Forced labor or services, Minn. Statutes 2016 609.281
General assistance recipients, see Recipients under GENERAL ASSISTANCE
Genetic tests and testing, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.974
Grievances, see GRIEVANCES
Hiring
Agreements, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.55 to 181.57
Criminal history, questions about, in hiring, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.53, 364.021, 364.06, 364.10
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Offers of employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 256D.02, 268.085
Veterans preference, private employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 197.4551
Hours of work, see HOURS OF WORK
Indictments, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.05
Injunctions
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.956
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.03
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.974
Labor disputes, see same under this topic
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.03, 185.10, 185.11
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.09
Temporary, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.02, 185.13
Inspections
Payroll and business records, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.181
Safety inspections, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.54
Jail inmates, see Inmates under JAILS
Job applicants
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.950
Drug and alcohol testing, see same under this topic
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Notice received, bankruptcy of employer, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.93
Strike participation, statements precedent to employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.53
Veterans preference, private employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 197.4551
Job creation, see JOB CREATION
Job sharing, Minn. Statutes 2016 43A.421
Job Skills Partnership, see JOB SKILLS PARTNERSHIP
Job training, see JOB TRAINING
Joint powers board employees, protections, Minn. Statutes 2016 179A.60
Labor agreements, see LABOR AGREEMENTS
Labor disputes
Contempts, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.16, 185.17
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.01, 179.35, 185.18
Emergency management organizations, Minn. Statutes 2016 12.44
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.19
Injunctions or restraining orders
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.03, 185.06, 185.20
Findings of fact, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.14
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.02, 185.13
Jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.07
Limitations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.02 to 185.04, 185.10, 185.11, 185.13
Notice, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.02
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.08, 185.09
Public employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 13B.05, 179A.13, 179A.24
Temporary injunctions, certification for appeal, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.13, 185.15
Violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.20
When not issued, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.10, 185.11
Liability, individual acts, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.12
Mediation Services Bureau, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.06
Motor vehicles, labor dispute sites, violations at, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.121
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.08, 185.09
Protective agents, services during, Minn. Statutes 2016 326.3384
Public interest labor disputes, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.07, 179.08
Security guards, services during, Minn. Statutes 2016 326.3384
Unemployment insurance, ineligibility, effect, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Unfair labor practices, see UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
Vacancies due to, suitable employment, exclusions, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Violations, generally, loss of rights, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.15
Labor Interpretive Center, see under INTERPRETIVE CENTERS
Labor management councils, Minnesota area industry labor management councils, Minn. Statutes 2016 43A.27
Labor market analysis, Minn. Statutes 2016 116J.4011, 136F.37
Labor organizations, see UNIONS
Labor referees, see MEDIATION SERVICES BUREAU
Labor Relations Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.01 to 179.17
Labor relations information, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.37
Labor surplus areas, businesses, state contracts, preferences, Minn. Statutes 2016 16C.16
Large employers
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 62Q.18
Employee health insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 62Q.18
Health and accident insurance companies, see under HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Health plan companies, nonrenewal of coverage, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 62Q.185
Minimum wage, see MINIMUM WAGE
Lawsuits
Actions for services, double costs awarded, Minn. Statutes 2016 549.03
Disparate impact cases, employers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.28
Drug and alcohol testing, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.956
Employees
Charitable contributions, reprisals for failure to make, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.937
Employee assistance services, violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.980
Group life insurance plans, retaliation for nonparticipants, Minn. Statutes 2016 61A.091
Inducements to enter employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.65
Isolation or quarantine, employer violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.4196
Migrant workers, lawsuits against employers, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.89, 181.91
Wage disclosure retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.172
Wages, actions to recover, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2016 541.07
Employers, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.29, 181.938
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.974
Recovery of wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 541.07, 542.08
Wages, claims, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.101
Layoffs, see LAYOFFS
Leased employees, unemployment insurance, wage detail reports, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.046
Leaves of absence, see LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Lessors of employees
Unemployment insurance taxes, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.046
Workers' compensation insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 79.255
Liability
Employees, see same under this topic
Employers, see same under this topic
Labor disputes, individual acts, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.12
Lie detector tests, use, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.79, 181.75, 181.76
Lockouts, see LOCKOUTS
Long-term employment programs, Minn. Statutes 2016 268A.01 to 268A.15
Manual labor
Laborers, see LABORERS
Recovery of wages, place of trial, venue, Minn. Statutes 2016 542.08
Matching programs, government data, Minn. Statutes 2016 13B.01 to 13B.05
Mediation, wage determination, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Mediation Services Bureau, see MEDIATION SERVICES BUREAU
Medical examinations
Costs paid by employee, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.61, 181.62
Drug and alcohol testing, see same under this topic
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.20
Unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.08, 363A.20
Migrant workers, see MIGRANT WORKERS
Mutual employers' liability insurance associations, see under LIABILITY INSURANCE
New employers, Minn. Statutes 2016 338.02
Noncovered employment, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Nurses, state employees, overtime, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.275
Occupational diseases, see OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Occupational safety and health, see OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Offers of employment
Avoidance or refusal without good cause, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
General assistance applicants, residence verification, Minn. Statutes 2016 256D.02
Orders
Payment by employers, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Tuberculosis carriers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.4806
Overtime, see OVERTIME
Part-time work, see PART TIME WORK
Payroll deductions, see PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
Payrolls, see under COMPENSATION AND SALARIES
Pensions, see RETIREMENT PLANS
Personnel records, see PERSONNEL RECORDS
Physical examinations, see Medical examinations under this topic
Places of employment, smoking in, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.413, 144.414
Policies, pistols, permits to carry, Minn. Statutes 2016 624.714
Policy of state
Discrimination, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.02
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 185.08, 185.09
Position, office or employment contract, forfeiture, racketeering, Minn. Statutes 2016 609.902, 609.903, 609.905
Posting (notices), mandatory retirement age, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.81
Preemployment tests, unfair discriminatory practices, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.20
Pregnant women, accommodations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.9414
Presumptions, full-time, Minn. Statutes 2016 518A.32
Prisoners
Prison employment, see Employment under PRISONERS
Work release, see WORK RELEASE
Private employers
Disclosure, employment references, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Veterans preference, Minn. Statutes 2016 197.4551
Probationary employees, see PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES
Public employees
Generally, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Joint powers board employees, protections, Minn. Statutes 2016 179A.60
Public employers, definitions, employment references, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Public interest labor disputes, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.07, 179.08
Public works projects, records and record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30
Punitive damages, genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.974
Purchaser qualifications, timber sales, Minn. Statutes 2016 90.145
Qualifying new job, defined, Minn. Statutes 2016 469.309
Quitting
Prompt payment of wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.14
Unemployment insurance
Agreements to quit, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.192
Distinguished from other leaves, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Ineligibility for benefits, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.095
Records and record keeping
Child support enforcement, access, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.978
Employee assistance records, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.980
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Migrant workers, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.88
Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Retention, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30
Subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2016 388.051
Wage records, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30, 177.32
Recreational programs, injuries, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.021
Rehabilitation
Extended employment programs, Minn. Statutes 2016 268A.01 to 268A.15
Generally, see Employees under REHABILITATION FACILITIES
Vocational, see VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Representation, see under UNIONS
Resignation, see RESIGNATION
Retaliation against employees
Pregnancy accommodations, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.9414
Wage disclosure protection, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.172
Retirement
Mandatory retirement age, see under AGE
Public employees, see specific retirement plans
Retirement plans, see RETIREMENT PLANS
Safety inspections, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.181, 181.54
Safety-sensitive positions, random drug testing, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.950, 181.951
Salaries, see COMPENSATION AND SALARIES
Seasonal employees
Fair Labor Standards Act, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.23
Health care purchasing alliances, Minn. Statutes 2016 62T.02
Migrants, see MIGRANT WORKERS
Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
Suitable employment, determination, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.044, 268.085
Self-employment, see SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Senior citizens programs, Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
Seniority, see SENIORITY
Sexual harassment, see under HARASSMENT
Small employers
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 62L.02
Minimum wage, see MINIMUM WAGE
Small businesses, see SMALL BUSINESSES
Small employer health benefit plans, see SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
Smoking prevention, Health Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.392
State employees, see STATE EMPLOYEES
State legislators, see Employment of members outside legislature under LEGISLATURE
Strikes, see STRIKES
Subpoenas, wage and employment records, Minn. Statutes 2016 388.051
Subsidized employment, defined as work activity, Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.49
Suitable employment
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035, 268.115
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Summer youth employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.1464, 363A.26
Supervisors, see SUPERVISORS
Supported employment, see SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
Suspension
Exceeding thirty days, considered discharge, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Unemployment insurance, eligibility, effect, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.095
Temporary employment, see TEMPORARY WORK
Tenure, see TENURE
Termination of employment, see DISCHARGE (EMPLOYEES)
Underemployed persons, see UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS
Unemployment
Unemployed persons, see UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
Unemployment insurance, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Unemployment insurance taxes, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAXES
Unemployment relief programs, Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
Unfair discriminatory practices
Contested cases, orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.29
Disparate impact cases, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.28
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.20
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.08
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Reprisals, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.15
Unfair labor practices, see UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
Unions, see UNIONS
Vacation shutdowns, unemployment resulting from, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Verification, MFIP applicants or participants, Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.30
Veterans, Hire a Veteran Month, Minn. Statutes 2016 10.565
Veterans preference, see VETERANS PREFERENCE
Violations and penalties
Compensation and salaries, records violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30
Delinquent tax withholding, discharge for, Minn. Statutes 2016 270C.69
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.953, 181.956
Employee assistance services violations, lawsuits, damages, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.980
Employment references, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Enhanced drivers' licenses, employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.066
Enhanced Minnesota identification cards, employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 171.068
Fair labor standards, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30, 177.31, 177.32
Independent contractors, failure to register, Minn. Statutes 2016 326B.701
Interference with employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.52
Isolated or quarantined persons, actions against, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.4196
Job applicants, statements precedent to employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.53
Labor disputes, generally, loss of rights, Minn. Statutes 2016 179.15
Medical cannabis, workplaces, Minn. Statutes 2016 152.23
Medical examinations, costs paid by employee, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.61, 181.62
Offering bribes, Minn. Statutes 2016 609.86
Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Political party activities, preventing employees' participation, Minn. Statutes 2016 202A.135
Public officials, leaves of absence, retaliation against, Minn. Statutes 2016 211B.10, 211B.19
Receiving bribes, Minn. Statutes 2016 609.86
Records violations, wage records, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 177.30, 177.32
Retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2016 518B.01, 609.748, 611A.036
Search firms, fees, Minn. Statutes 2016 184.22
Time off, retaliation, victims of crime, Minn. Statutes 2016 611A.036
Time off to vote, interference with, Minn. Statutes 2016 204C.04
Voting assistance to employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 204C.15
Wage disclosure protection, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.172
Vocational rehabilitation, see VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Volunteer employment, unemployment insurance, eligibility, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Wage subsidies, see WAGE SUBSIDIES
Withholding, see WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Women, see Employment under WOMEN
Work areas
Hazardous substances, Minn. Statutes 2016 299F.092
Tuberculosis carriers, exclusion, orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.4806
Work breaks, see under HOURS OF WORK
Work experience programs, Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
Work pools, light-duty, employers, formation, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.108
Work release, see WORK RELEASE
Work reporting system, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.998
Work site wellness programs, Minn. Statutes 2016 62J.04
Work-study programs
Hiring restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2016 136A.233
Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
Workers, see Employees under this topic
Workers' compensation self-insurance, see WORKERS COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE
Workforce Development Council, see WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Workplaces
Adult basic education programs, see under ADULT EDUCATION
Hazardous substances, Minn. Statutes 2016 299F.092
Medical cannabis, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2016 152.23
Smoking, prevention, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.392
Worksites, see Workplaces under this topic
Youth employment, see YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Youth programs, Public Employees Retirement Association, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01