Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4496: Various employees exempted from covered employment.
Status: In committee, March 18, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to paid leave; exempting various employees from covered employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.01, subdivisions 15, 17, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356B.
From the introduced text, March 18, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to paid leave; exempting various employees from covered employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.01, subdivisions 15, 17, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356B. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.01, subdivision 15, is amended to read: Subd. 15. Covered employment. (a) "Covered employment" means performing services of whatever nature, unlimited by the relationship of master and servant as known to the common law, or any other legal relationship performed for wages or under any contract calling for the performance of services, written or oral, express or implied. (b) For the purposes of this chapter, covered employment means an employee's entire employment during a calendar year if: (1) 50 percent or more of the employment during the calendar year is performed in Minnesota; or (2) 50 percent or more of the employment during the calendar year is not performed in Minnesota or any other single state within the United States, or United States territory or foreign nation, but some of the employment is performed in Minnesota and the employee's residence is in Minnesota during 50 percent or more of the calendar year. (c) "Covered employment" does not (2) an independent contractor; deleted text begin or deleted text end (3) employment by a seasonal employee, as defined in …
Sponsors
- Duane Quam (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Common questions
- What is HF4496?
- HF4496 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Various employees exempted from covered employment.
- What does HF4496 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to paid leave; exempting various employees from covered employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.01, subdivisions 15, 17, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356B.
- What is the status of HF4496?
- In committee as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF4496?
- Duane Quam (R).
- Where is the official record for HF4496?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4496&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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