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Not law. Minnesota's SF 4576 (1st engrossment) would have added Minn. Stat. 181.9937 requiring employers with the equivalent of 50 or more full-time Minnesota employees to give 90 days' written notice before technological displacement by AI or automation affecting 10 or more employees or 10 percent of a unit. Employees would get a 90-day transitional period with continued pay and retraining, with back pay and civil penalties up to $10,000 for willful violations.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died, so it creates no obligations for Minnesota employers displacing workers with AI.
Key provisions
- Would have added Minn. Stat. 181.9937, 'Safeguarding Human Intelligence and Employment in Labor Displacement'; covered employer: 50 or more full-time equivalent employees in Minnesota
- Technological displacement: eliminating positions, or cutting 10 percent or more of a unit's work hours in 12 months, caused wholly or substantially by AI or other automated technology
- Notice at least 90 days ahead to affected employees, any employee organization and the commissioner of labor and industry, covering the functions automated, affected workers, retraining and any AI vendor
- 90-day transitional period: continued employment or equivalent wages and employer-paid retraining; no discharge except for just cause
- A violating employer would be ineligible for state grants, loans or tax incentives for five years and be listed publicly
- Violators owe affected employees up to 90 days of back pay and benefits; civil penalty up to $10,000 per willful violation; enforced by the commissioner or attorney general (section 8.31)
- Commissioner report due February 15, 2028 and annually; effective January 1, 2027; companion HF 4369 (committee only)
- Introduced March 18, 2026; committee report to pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government on April 7, 2026
Latest legislative action
Apr 7, 2026. Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government; no further action before the 2025-2026 Legislature adjourned
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Erin Maye Quade D | Sponsor | SD-056 |
| Jen McEwen D | Sponsor | SD-008 |
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