Minnesota § 181.216 RETALIATION PROHIBITED

Minnesota Statutes

§ 181.216 — RETALIATION PROHIBITED

Minnesota § 181.216

PartLABOR, INDUSTRY

Ch. 181EMPLOYMENT

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Minn. Stat. § 181.216 (2026).

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(a)A nursing home employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, interfere with, threaten, restrain, coerce, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against a nursing home worker because the person has exercised or attempted to exercise rights protected under sections 181.211 to 181.217, including but not limited to:

(1)exercising any right afforded to the nursing home worker under sections181.211to181.217;

(2)participating in any process or proceeding under sections181.211to181.217, including but not limited to board hearings, board or department investigations, or other related proceedings; or

(3)attending or participating in the training required by section181.214.

(b)It shall be unlawful for an employer to:

(1)inform another employer that a nursing home worker or former nursi

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(a) A nursing home employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, interfere with, threaten, restrain, coerce, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against a nursing home worker because the person has exercised or attempted to exercise rights protected under sections 181.211 to 181.217, including but not limited to:
(1) exercising any right afforded to the nursing home worker under sections181.211to181.217;
(2) participating in any process or proceeding under sections181.211to181.217, including but not limited to board hearings, board or department investigations, or other related proceedings; or
(3) attending or participating in the training required by section181.214.
(b) It shall be unlawful for an employer to:
(1) inform another employer that a nursing home worker or former nursing home worker has engaged in activities protected under sections181.211to181.217; or
(2) report or threaten to report the actual or suspected citizenship or immigration status of a nursing home worker, former nursing home worker, or family member of a nursing home worker to a federal, state, or local agency for exercising or attempting to exercise any right protected under sections 181.211 to 181.217.
(c) A person found to have experienced retaliation in violation of this section shall be entitled to back pay and reinstatement to the person's previous position, wages, benefits, hours, and other conditions of employment.