Statute of limitations for actions under the Minnesota Human Rights Act modified.

A bill for an act

relating to civil law; modifying the statute of limitations for actions under the

Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.28,

subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.28, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

For filing claim; filing options.

(a) A claim of an unfair discriminatory practice

must be brought as a civil action pursuant to section
363A.33, subdivision 1
, filed in a charge

with a local commission pursuant to section
363A.07, subdivision 3
, or filed in a charge

with the commissioner within
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one year after
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ten years of
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the occurrence of the practice.

(b) The running of the
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one-year
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ten-year
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limitation period is suspended during the time

a potential charging party and respondent are voluntarily engaged in a dispute resolution

process involving a claim of unlawful discrimination under this chapter, including arbitration,

conciliation, mediation or grievance procedures pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement

or statutory, charter, ordinance provisions for a civil service or other employment system

or a school board sexual harassment or sexual violence policy. A potential respondent who

participates in such a process with a potential charging party before a charge is filed or a

civil action is brought shall notify the department and the charging party in writing of the

participation in the process and the date the process commenced and shall also notify the

department and the charging party of the ending date of the process. A respondent who fails

to provide this notification is barred from raising the defense that the statute of limitations

has run unless
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one year
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ten years
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plus a period of time equal to the suspension period has

passed.

(c) The running of the
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one-year
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ten-year
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limitation period is suspended during the

applicable time period under section
363A.331, subdivision 2
, during which a civil action

may not be brought.