Section 181.938 — Nonwork Activities; Prohibited Employer Conduct.
181.938 NONWORK ACTIVITIES; PROHIBITED EMPLOYER CONDUCT. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, “employer” has the meaning given it in section 179.01, subdivision 3. Subd. 2. Prohibited practice. An employer may not refuse to hire a job applicant or discipline or discharge an employee because the applicant or employee engages in or has […]
Section 181.939 — Nursing Mothers, Lactating Employees, And Pregnancy Accommodations.
181.939 NURSING MOTHERS, LACTATING EMPLOYEES, AND PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS. Subdivision 1. Nursing mothers. (a) An employer must provide reasonable break times each day to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her infant child during the twelve months following the birth of the child. The break times must, if possible, run concurrently with any […]
Section 181.940 — Definitions.
181.940 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 181.940 to 181.944, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Employee. “Employee” means a person who performs services for hire for an employer from whom a leave is requested under sections 181.940 to 181.944 for: (1) at least 12 […]
Section 181.941 — Pregnancy And Parenting Leave.
181.941 PREGNANCY AND PARENTING LEAVE. Subdivision 1. Twelve-week leave; pregnancy, birth, or adoption. (a) An employer must grant an unpaid leave of absence to an employee who is: (1) a biological or adoptive parent in conjunction with the birth or adoption of a child; or (2) a female employee for prenatal care, or incapacity due […]
Section 181.9412 — School Conference And Activities Leave.
181.9412 SCHOOL CONFERENCE AND ACTIVITIES LEAVE. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, “employee” does not include the requirement of section 181.940, subdivision 2, clause (1). Subd. 1a. Foster child. For the purpose of this section, “child” includes a foster child. Subd. 2. Leave of 16 hours. An employer must grant an employee leave […]
Section 181.89 — Civil Actions.
181.89 CIVIL ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. May bring action. Any migrant worker claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of sections 181.86 to 181.88 may bring a civil action for damages and injunctive relief against the worker’s employer. Subd. 2. Judgment; damages. If the court finds that any defendant has violated the provisions of sections 181.86 […]
Section 181.90 — Use Wagner-peyser System.
181.90 USE WAGNER-PEYSER SYSTEM. An employer who uses the federal work clearance order system under the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, Statutes at Large, volume 48, page 113, as amended, is deemed to recruit the migrant workers who are thereby induced to travel to Minnesota to perform agricultural labor. The provisions of sections 181.85 to 181.89 […]
Section 181.91 — Preservation Of Existing Remedies.
181.91 PRESERVATION OF EXISTING REMEDIES. The remedies provided in sections 181.85 to 181.90 are not exclusive, but are in addition to remedies provided in other law. History: 1981 c 212 s 7
Section 181.92 — Leaves For Adoptive Parents.
181.92 LEAVES FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS. An employer who permits paternity or maternity time off to a biological father or mother shall, upon request, grant time off, with or without pay, to an adoptive father or mother. The minimum period of this time off shall be four weeks, or, if the employer has an established policy […]
Section 181.93 — Notice To Employees And Applicants Of Bankruptcy.
181.93 NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS OF BANKRUPTCY. Subdivision 1. Notice. An employer shall immediately notify all of its employees in writing that it has filed a petition for bankruptcy or has had an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against it. An employer shall, in writing, notify all persons offered jobs with the employer that it […]