Bill > SF2261

This bill expands the definition of "essential employees" in Minnesota labor law by adding several new professional roles to the existing list, specifically medical examiners, coroners, medical death technicians, and medical death investigators. The bill modifies the existing statute that defines essential employees, which currently includes firefighters, peace officers, 911 dispatchers, correctional facility guards, and others. The expanded definition means these newly added medical and death investigation professionals will now be considered essential employees, which typically grants them certain legal protections and potentially different labor negotiation rights. The bill preserves existing definitions for essential employees in various sectors, including state employees, University of Minnesota employees, and Hennepin Healthcare System employees. By adding these medical and death investigation professionals to the list, the bill recognizes the critical nature of their work and potentially provides them with additional workplace protections or benefits associated with being classified as essential employees.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2261&ssn=0&y=2025