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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
To get more information or to apply, visit https://www.uimn.org/ or call 866-814-1252
Governor Walz issued a March 16, 2020 executive order to better enable workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to access unemployment benefits.
For more information, visit https://www.uimn.org/applicants/needtoknow/news-updates/covid-19.jsp
MINNESOTA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (MHRA)
If you have a disability that affects yours risk for contracting COVID-19 or being harmed if you do contract the virus, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation from your employer.
For more information, contact the department 651-359-1133 or email info.mdhr@state.mn.us or complete a consultation inquiry form at https://mn.gov/mdhr/intake/consultationinquiryform/
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSHA)
To get more information about workplace safety and health related to COVID-19, visit http://www.dli.mn.gov/business/workplace-safety-and-health/mnosha-compliance-novel-coronavirus-covid-19 or call 651-284-5050
WORKER’S COMPENSATION
Call the Department of Labor and Industry at 800-342-5354 (press 3) if you have a question about whether you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits.
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)
Call the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division at 877-487-9243 with questions or see U.S. DOL’S COVID-19 FMLA Guidance https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla/pandemic
USW District 11 Contact Information
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