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SF4003 • 2026

Suitable seating for employees provided by employers requirement provision

Suitable seating for employees provided by employers requirement provision

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dibble, McEwen, Hoffman, Abeler, Marty
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Author added Marty
Effective date
Not listed

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Suitable seating for employees provided by employers requirement provision

Suitable seating for employees provided by employers requirement provision

What This Bill Does

  • Suitable seating for employees provided by employers requirement provision

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 House

    Author added Marty

  2. 2026-03-02 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Suitable seating for employees provided by employers requirement provision

Current Bill Text

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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.

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[182.6771] SUITABLE SEATING FOR EMPLOYEES.

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Subdivision 1.

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Suitable seating for employees required.

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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.

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Subd. 2.

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Enforcement.

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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.

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