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Committee Hears Farm Exemption to Minnesotaearned sick and safe time; bill laid over
Summary
A House committee heard testimony on House File 1057, which would exempt certain small farms from Minnesotaearned sick and safe time requirements. Supporters said small family farms need relief; the Department of Labor and Industry warned of public-health and enforcement problems. The committee laid the bill over for further consideration.
House File 1057, a proposal to exempt some small farms from Minnesota—earned sick and safe time (ESST), was discussed March 12 before the House Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee and was laid over for further consideration.
Representative Anderson introduced the bill, describing it as a targeted exclusion for small and family-run operations. "What my bill does, House File 10 57, would be to add 1 other, relatively small exclusion for farms that would, have fewer than 5 or fewer full time employees," Representative Anderson said, adding that many small farms lack human-resources staff and face seasonal labor demands.
The bill drew mixed testimony. Nicole Blissenbach, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, told the committee the department opposed the…
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