SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA. — Members of the Frontline Worker Pay Working Group are scheduled to meet for the first time Wednesday, July 28 from 12-2pm. An agenda is under development and expected to be finalized closer to the meeting date. Members of the public who are interested in testifying at this meeting or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.leg.mn no later than 4pm on Tuesday, July 27. Please include your name, email address, the group of workers or organization you represent, and whether you are requesting to testify in-person or remotely.
The working group was established during the June 2021 special session to make recommendations to the Legislature on how to disburse $250,000,000 in direct financial support to frontline workers. In developing its recommendation, the working group must consider factors including a frontline worker’s increased financial burden and increased risk of virus exposure due to the nature of their work.
The working group must submit proposed legislative language implementing its recommendations to the Governor, Speaker of the House, and Senate Majority Leader by September 6, 2021. The Legislature would need to meet in a special session to pass and send a bill to Gov. Walz.
What: Frontline Worker Pay Working Group holds its first public hearing
When: Wednesday, July 28 at 12pm
Where: Minnesota Capitol, Room G-3
Who: Members of the Frontline Worker Pay Working Group