1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 268 - 269 Economic Security
Chapter 268 Department of Economic Security
Section 268.184 Employer misconduct; penalty.

268.184 Employer misconduct; penalty.

If the commissioner finds that any employing unit or any employee, officer, or agent of any employing unit, is in collusion with any claimant for the purpose of assisting the claimant to receive benefits illegally, the employing unit shall be penalized $500 or an amount equal to the amount of benefits determined to be overpaid, whichever is greater.

Penalties assessed under this section shall be in addition to any other penalties provided for and be subject to the same collection procedures that apply to past due contributions under this chapter. Penalties under this section shall be paid to the department and credited to the contingent fund.

The assessment of the penalty shall be final unless the employing unit files a written appeal within 30 calendar days after the mailing of the notice of penalty to the employer's last known address. Proceedings on the appeal shall be conducted in accordance with section 268.105.

HIST: Ex1936 c 2 s 16; 1941 c 554 s 15; 1951 c 442 s 11; 1953 c 97 s 18; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1975 c 336 s 24; 1977 c 4 s 10; 1977 c 430 s 25 subd 1; 1979 c 181 s 17,18; 1Sp1982 c 1 s 37-40; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 42,87; 1983 c 372 s 45,46; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 75; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 385 s 40-45; 1988 c 712 s 3; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 566 s 8; 1992 c 484 s 15; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 54 s 21-24; 1996 c 417 s 29,31; 1997 c 66 s 76,79