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This bill modifies the definition of "employee" for purposes of earned sick and safe time in Minnesota by updating the existing statute. Specifically, the bill changes the exemption for agricultural workers by adding two new conditions: (1) the farm must employ five or fewer employees, or (2) the individual must be employed for 28 days or less each year. The existing definition of employee already includes most workers who are anticipated to perform at least 80 hours of work in a year for an employer in Minnesota, with several existing exceptions such as independent contractors, volunteer or paid on-call emergency service workers, elected officials, and certain agricultural workers. The new language provides more precise criteria for when farm workers are excluded from the employee definition for sick and safe time purposes, potentially making it clearer which agricultural workers are covered by the earned sick and safe time regulations.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0310&ssn=0&y=2025