Plain English Breakdown
The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.
HF3796 • 2026
Employers required to provide suitable seating for employees, and administrative penalties provided.
Employers required to provide suitable seating for employees, and administrative penalties provided.
Labor
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
-
2026-02-26
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
Employers required to provide suitable seating for employees, and administrative penalties provided.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
A bill for an act relating to occupational safety; requiring employers to provide suitable seating for employees; providing administrative penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin [182.6771] SUITABLE SEATING FOR EMPLOYEES. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Suitable seating for employees required. new text end new text begin An employer must provide suitable seating for employees and must permit the use of those seats by employees when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats. For purposes of this section, "suitable seating" means an adequate number of seats placed in reasonable proximity to the work area and includes any of the following types of seats that have support for an individual's back: a chair, stool, or bench. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Enforcement. new text end new text begin This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under sections 182.66 and 182.661. A violation of this section is subject to the penalties provided under section 182.666. new text end