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This bill establishes a temporary Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits Program specifically for workers in the iron ore mining industry and related support industries. The program provides extended unemployment benefits to workers who were laid off due to lack of work after May 19, 2025, through May 30, 2026. Eligible workers must have established a benefit account with at least 50% of wage credits from an iron ore mining or related employer, have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits, and continue to meet standard unemployment benefit requirements. The additional benefits will be equal to the worker's regular unemployment benefit amount, with a maximum of 26 weeks of payments. If a worker qualifies for a new regular benefit account, they must apply for it, and the benefits will be adjusted based on the new account's weekly benefit amount. These additional benefits will not be used to calculate future unemployment tax rates for most employers and will not be charged to government or nonprofit employer accounts. Workers who are eligible for federal Trade Readjustment Allowance benefits are not eligible for these additional unemployment benefits. The bill becomes effective the day after it is enacted.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3212&ssn=0&y=2025