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Committee approves exemption for very small family farms from earned sick-and-safe mandate and sends bill to the floor
Summary
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to advance Senate File 310 to the full Senate without recommendation; the bill would exempt family farms employing five or fewer employees from Minnesota’s earned sick‑and‑safe time requirement.
The Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Friday voted to send Senate File 310 to the full Senate without recommendation after testimony supporting an exemption for very small family farms from Minnesota’s earned sick-and-safe time law.
Sen. Sarah Doernick, the bill’s author, described SF 310 as an exemption for "a farmer, family farm, or family farm corporation employing five or fewer employees" from the statute enacted in 2023. Doernick said the committee previously considered related seasonal exemptions and that this bill would help small family operations that operate with tightly integrated family labor and face unique operating constraints.
Support came from a range of farm and small‑business groups. Darren Bridal, executive director of Minnesota Agri Growth, told…
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