Bill > SF494

This bill modifies the definition of "employee" in Minnesota's earned sick and safe time law by adding a new exclusion for people appointed to serve on boards or commissions of governmental subdivisions or their instrumentalities. The bill expands the existing list of who is not considered an employee for the purposes of earned sick and safe time, which already excludes independent contractors, certain volunteer and on-call emergency service workers, elected officials, and individuals working temporarily on farms. Specifically, the bill creates a new category (labeled as item (3)) that exempts people serving on governmental boards or commissions from being classified as employees eligible for earned sick and safe time. The other existing exemptions remain unchanged, and the core definition still applies to temporary and part-time employees who are anticipated to work at least 80 hours in a year for an employer in Minnesota. This modification potentially reduces the number of workers who would be eligible for earned sick and safe time benefits by creating an additional exclusion for board and commission appointees.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0494&ssn=0&y=2025