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HF3108 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Additional unemployment insurance benefits for iron ore mining industry workers provided.

Related bill: SF3212

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

This bill aims to provide additional unemployment benefits to workers in Minnesota who have been laid off from the iron ore mining industry or related sectors. The intended beneficiaries are those who have lost their jobs due to a lack of work following a downturn in mining operations.

Main Provisions

  • Additional Benefits for Laid-Off Workers: The bill introduces additional unemployment benefits for individuals laid off after May 19, 2025, from either mining companies or those supplying goods and services to the mining sector.
  • Eligibility Criteria: To qualify, individuals must have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits and should have earned at least 50% of their wage credits from an employer involved in iron ore mining.
  • Duration and Amount: Eligible individuals can receive an extra 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, with the weekly amount matching that of their regular benefits.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Unemployment Benefit Extensions: Establishes a new category of additional benefits specific to the iron ore mining industry, extending the potential weeks of support beyond standard unemployment insurance.
  • Unemployment Tax Rate Impact: Additional benefits will not affect the future unemployment tax rates for most employers, except for those directly involved in iron ore mining.
  • Exclusion from Trade Readjustment Allowance: Individuals receiving federal Trade Readjustment Allowance benefits will be ineligible for these additional state benefits.

Relevant Terms

  • Unemployment benefits
  • Iron ore mining
  • Layoffs
  • Additional benefits
  • Wage credits
  • Trade Readjustment Allowance

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
April 02, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toWorkforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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