Definition of employee modification under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act and whistleblower protections to explicitly include incarcerated people

Summary

The legislation amends the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act and related statutes to include people incarcerated in state or local correctional facilities as "employees" when they provide labor. By doing so, inmates would gain the same wage, overtime and whistleblower rights afforded to other workers. The measure is currently referred to the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee.

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