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Amending Chapter 11 of the Administrative Code to create the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and Education within the Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity.
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WHEREAS, Saint Paul Administrative Code Chapter 11 creates the Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (“Department”) and outlines the duties of the Department; and
WHEREAS, Saint Paul Administrative Code Chapter 11.02 requires the Department administer and enforce Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 233, which regulates Earned Sick and Safe time in St. Paul; and
WHEREAS, Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 224, established a City Minimum Wage, and assigned enforcement responsibilities of that Chapter to the Department; and
WHEREAS, Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapters 224 and 233 share common goals and it is the goal of the Council that the City use sufficient and consistent administrative and enforcement tools for both ordinances that are not enumerated in the Administrative Code; and
WHEREAS, the Council wants to dedicate greater resources to the outreach and education of the community to assist in the implementation and execution of the responsibilities under each ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Council wants to highlight the importance of budgetary commitment to the education and enforcement of Chapters 224 and 233 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to create a separate “labor standards” division within the Department that will combine and expand the Department’s responsibilities, and focus solely on the administration, enforcement and education of Chapters 224 and 233 of the Legislative Code; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to create a Labor Standards Advisory Committee to advise and support the Department in outreach and education of Labor Standards policies, strengthen community partnerships, and gather feedback and recommendations related to labor standards practices; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED tha...
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