2005 Minnesota Statutes - 268.03 — Public purpose of the Minnesota unemployment insurance program.

     268.03 Public purpose of the Minnesota unemployment 
  insurance program. 


    Subdivision 1.    Statement.  The public purpose of this 
 chapter is:  Economic insecurity due to involuntary unemployment 
 of workers in Minnesota is a subject of general concern that 
 requires appropriate action by the legislature.  The public good 
 will be promoted by providing workers who are unemployed through 
 no fault of their own a temporary partial wage replacement to 
 assist the unemployed worker to become reemployed.  This program 
 will be known as the "Minnesota unemployment insurance program." 


    Subd. 2.    Standard of proof.  All issues of fact under 
 the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law shall be determined by 
 a preponderance of the evidence.  Preponderance of the evidence 
 means evidence in substantiation of a fact that, when weighed 
 against the evidence opposing the fact, is more convincing and 
 has a greater probability of truth. 


    HIST: (4337-21) Ex1936 c 2 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 
 488 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 105; 1998 c 265 s 3; 1999 c 107 s 66; 
 2000 c 343 s 1; 2001 c 175 s 2,52; 1Sp2003 c 3 art 2 s 20; 2005 
 c 112 art 2 s 1