Minnesota SF 1583: Fraud reporting portal requirement for employers

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to unemployment benefits; requiring a fraud reporting portal for employers;​
1.3 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. [268.1821] FRAUD REPORTING PORTAL.​
1.6 Subdivision 1.Creation of fraud reporting portal.The commissioner shall provide a​
1.7 portal for employers to report information regarding potential applicant fraud. The​
1.8 commissioner may add the reporting elements listed in subdivision 2 to an existing online​
1.9 fraud reporting system accessible by employers.​
1.10 Subd. 2.Reporting elements.At a minimum, the following elements must be included​
1.11 as part of the fraud reporting portal:​
1.12 (1) that an applicant was a no-show for a scheduled interview;​
1.13 (2) that an applicant refused an offer of work by the employer; and​
1.14 (3) that the employer was unable to contact the applicant for an interview, an offer of​
1.15 work, or a recall to work.​
1.16 Subd. 3.Outreach.The commissioner must conduct outreach to communicate to​
1.17 employers the availability of the fraud reporting portal.​
1.18 Subd. 4.Access to applicant data.Notwithstanding section 268.19 or any other law to​
1.19 the contrary, upon request by a prospective employer, the commissioner must provide the​
1.20 following data, including data classified as private data on individuals:​
1.21 (1) an applicant's no-show record; and​
1​Section 1.​
25-03556 as introduced​02/05/25 REVISOR SS/AD​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1583​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: GREEN, Gruenhagen, Draheim and Farnsworth)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​436​02/20/2025​
Referred to Jobs and Economic Development​
Author stricken Eichorn​1027​03/24/2025​

2.1 (2) an applicant's refusal to work record.​
2​Section 1.​
25-03556 as introduced​02/05/25 REVISOR SS/AD​