Bill > SF1583

This bill establishes a new fraud reporting portal for employers to help identify potential unemployment benefit fraud in Minnesota. The portal, to be created by the state's unemployment commissioner, will allow employers to report specific instances of potential applicant misconduct, including when an applicant fails to show up for a scheduled interview, refuses a job offer, or cannot be contacted for work. The portal must include reporting elements for these three scenarios, and the commissioner is required to conduct outreach to inform employers about the portal's availability. Notably, the bill includes a provision that requires the commissioner to provide prospective employers, upon request, with previously private data about an applicant's job interview no-show record and work refusal record, which represents a significant change in data sharing practices. The bill aims to enhance oversight of unemployment benefit claims by giving employers a direct mechanism to report potential fraudulent behavior and by providing them with additional applicant information that was previously confidential.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1583&ssn=0&y=2025