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Amending Chapter 224A of the Legislative Code to clarify record production processes.
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SECTION 1
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul (the “City”) passed Saint Paul Legislative Code, Chapter 224A, Wage Theft (the “Ordinance”), on November 6, 2024, to eliminate and prevent the theft of wages earned by persons working within the geographic boundaries of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Department (the “Department”) investigates and enforces the Ordinance and to strengthen those investigations and enforcement, the City wishes to amend the Ordinance to incorporate the process for the Department to petition the court for an administrative search warrant to obtain documents when necessary; and now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby ordain:
SECTION 2
Section 224A.02 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 224A.02 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
City means the City of Saint Paul.
Debarment means that that no public contract with the City may be bid on, awarded to, or received by an Employer.
Department means the Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity or any department or office that by ordinance is designated the successor to the Department.
Director means the Director of the Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity, or the Director’s designee.
Employee has the meaning given in Minn. Stat., § 177.23 Subd. 7. and any amendments thereto. For purposes of this articlechapter, “Employee” does not include the following:
Employees classified as extended employment program workers as defined in Minnesota Rules part 3300.2005, subpart 18 andIndividuals participating in the Minn. Stat., § 268A.15 extended employment program under Minnesota Statutes, ection 268A.15.
Persons with disabilities receiving home and community-based services identified in Minn. Sta...
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