1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 268 - 269 Economic Security
Chapter 268 Department of Economic Security
Section 268.682 Worker displacement prohibited.

268.682 Worker displacement prohibited.

Subdivision 1. Layoffs; work reductions. An eligible employer may not terminate, lay off, or reduce the working hours of an employee for the purpose of hiring an individual with funds available under sections 268.672 to 268.682.

Subd. 2. Hiring during layoffs. An eligible employer may not hire an individual with funds available under sections 268.672 to 268.682 if any other person is on layoff from the same or a substantially equivalent job.

Subd. 3. Employer certification. In order to qualify as an eligible employer, a government or nonprofit agency or business must certify to the eligible local service unit that each job created and funded under sections 268.672 to 268.682:

(a) will result in an increase in employment opportunities over those which would otherwise be available;

(b) will not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits; and

(c) will not impair existing contracts for service or result in the substitution of wage subsidy funds for other funds in connection with work that would otherwise be performed.

HIST: 1983 c 312 art 7 s 12; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 64