Informational Hearing on Worker-Owned Cooperatives

The following individuals testified on Informational Hearing on Worker-Owned Cooperatives: Ben Nelson, Cooperative Network Katie Marty, CoMinnesota Kiersten Kennedy, Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership Nkuli Tabata, Nexus Community Partners Christina Nicholson, Nexus Community Partners Dave Abbott, Terra Firma Darren Mozenter, Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers Jesse Harth, Board Member, Positively 3rd Street (Virtual, from Duluth, Minnesota) Tony Bodelson, President, Positively 3rd Street (Virtual, from Duluth, Minnesota) Leslie Watson, Cooperative Development Services

S.F. 5004: Senator Pappas: Minor League baseball players exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements provision.

The following individuals testified on S.F.5004: Quest Meeks, SVP & Head Counsel, Major League Baseball (Virtual, from New Orleans, Louisiana)

Senator McEwen moved that S.F. 5004, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 4744: Senator McEwen: Hiring appropriation to support activities under the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act.

The following individuals testified on S.F.4744: Jessica Hayssen, Communications Director, UFCW Local 663 Josiah Moore, Legislative Director, MN Department of Labor and Industry

Senator Kupec moved that S.F. 4744, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

Nonpartisan Staff Walkthrough of the Proposed Omnibus Labor Policy and Finance Bill

The following individuals testified on Nonpartisan Staff Walkthrough of the Proposed Omnibus Labor Policy and Finance Bill: Carlon Doyle Fontaine, Counsel, SCRFA Erika Byrd, Fiscal Analyst, SCRFA