Definition of employee under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act modified and whistle blower protections modified to explicitly include incarcerated people, Public Employee Labor Relations Act and Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 modified to include incarcerated persons, and inmates in state correctional institutions reclassified as employees.

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Chamber: House
Introduced: May 4, 2026
Last action: May 4, 2026 — Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 26 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 2%, measured from MN's completed sessions
Momentum -5 26/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 159 days quiet

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