Minnesota Democrats say a sweeping labor bill they passed on Tuesday could be the most significant worker protection bill in state history.
“This bill is a big damn deal,” said Sen. Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, during a news conference.
The labor bill (SF3035) includes a Democratic wish list years in the making that will affect virtually every worker in the state. The bill mandates paid sick days, bans noncompete agreements, boosts funding for workplace safety inspectors and increases protections for workers in nursing homes, Amazon warehouses, meatpacking plants, construction sites, hospitals and public schools.
Democrats are also advancing a host of other labor bills that will create a statewide paid family and medical leave program, expand unemployment eligibility for hourly school workers and give hospital nurses a greater say in staffing levels.
Here are nine major labor changes in the labor bill passed by the Legislature, which the governor’s office says he’ll sign.
Virtually all Minnesota employees will be eligible for paid sick and safe days — with full-time workers receiving at least six paid days off a year. Employees will accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work up to 48 hours a year.
Employees will be able to use the time off for a number of reasons, including:
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