Minnesota House DFL leaders and legislators announced their first priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session today. The legislation focuses on the ongoing pandemic and assisting Minnesotans struggling as a result of COVID-19.
Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL â International Falls), is the chief author of the House DFLâs package of proposed worker protections, which includes emergency paid sick leave for health care workers, workersâ compensation for school employees who contract COVID-19, getting hospitality workers back on the job, and expanding unemployment insurance to those collecting social security.
âWeâre grateful for our frontline workers, school employees, and other essential workers who put themselves in harmâs way by facing increased exposure to COVID, just by showing up to work,â said Rep. Ecklund, chair of the House Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy Committee. âAs a result of the economic turmoil caused by COVID, workers in other sectors, including many hospitality businesses, have found themselves out of a job. We have a responsibility to ensure all Minnesotans can experience economic security.â