Minnesota HF1671 amends labor laws to ensure equal pay for workers with disabilities and modifies licensing requirements for electrical work.

Minnesota HF1671 makes significant changes to labor and industry policies, focusing on ensuring equal pay for workers with disabilities and modifying licensing requirements for electrical work. The bill mandates that employers must not pay employees with disabilities less than the highest applicable minimum wage, regardless of any special certificates from the U.S. Department of Labor. It also ensures that workers with disabilities performing equal work to nondisabled workers receive the same wage.

Minnesota HF1671 amends labor laws to ensure equal pay for workers with disabilities and modifies licensing requirements for electrical work.

Minnesota HF1671 makes significant changes to labor and industry policies, focusing on ensuring equal pay for workers with disabilities and modifying licensing requirements for electrical work. The bill mandates that employers must not pay employees with disabilities less than the highest applicable minimum wage, regardless of any special certificates from the U.S. Department of Labor. It also ensures that workers with disabilities performing equal work to nondisabled workers receive the same wage.