Frontline Worker Pay Working Group Meetings

• Agenda
• Frontline Worker Pay Proposal Side-by-Side (10-27-2021)
• SW087 Bill Draft
• SC8708-4 Bill Draft

Additional documents may be posted.

• Agenda
• Minutes October 20, 2021
• Frontline Worker Pay Proposal Side-by-Side
• SC8708-4 Bill Draft
• SC8760 Bill Draft

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

• Agenda
• Minutes September 2, 2021
• Joseph Musco Written Testimony
• Mary Kay Anderson Written Testimony
• AARP Written Testimony
• The Aliveness Project Written Testimony
• June Israel Written Testimony
• Nancy Anderson and Maria del Lopez Written Testimony
• Arlon Swanson Written Testimony

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

Members of the public who are interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1. Please include your name, email address, and the group of workers or organization you represent.

• Agenda
• Minutes August 31, 2021
• MCCPIN Written Testimony - Frontline Worker Pay/Stabilization Grants for Child Care
• Jennie Heinen and Rob Stiles, Nexus-Mille Lacs Family Healing, Written Testimony
• Hannah Barnes Written Testimony
• Claire Fox, Fraser, Written Testimony
• Angela Gerdes, Fraser, Written Testimony
• Lane Koehler, Fraser, Written Testimony
• Meagan Norlin-Weaver, Fraser, Written Testimony
• Rachel Perri, Fraser, Written Testimony
• Laurinda Sage, Fraser, Written Testimony
• Sarah Wittenberg Written Testimony
• John Hansen Written Testimony
• Julie Romanik Written Testimony
• Jeremi Bryant Written Testimony
• Tim Bonvallet Written Testimony

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

• Agenda
• Minutes August 26, 2021
• Nonpartisan Staff Presentation: Pandemic Assistance Programs for Businesses and Individuals
• Center for Economic Inclusion Presentation
• Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care Written Testimony
• Mark Husbyn Written Testimony
• Hannah Nelson Written Testimony
• Violence Free Minnesota, the MN Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, Sacred Hoop Coalition, and the MN Alliance on Crime Written Testimony
• Aspire MN Written Testimony
• Tami Greene Written Testimony
• Erin Walsburg Written Testimony
• Corrie Goodyke Written Testimony
• Lutheran Social Service Written Testimony
• Kirby Kruse, IAMAW, Written Testimony
• Sherman Phillips, IAMAW, Written Testimony

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

Members of the public who are interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25. Please include your name, email address, and the group of workers or organization you represent.

• Agenda
• Minutes August 24, 2021
• Tax Considerations for State Frontline Worker Pay - DOR Presentation
• Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs Written Testimony
• School Nurse Organization of Minnesota Written Testimony
• Mental Health Providers Association of Minnesota Written Testimony

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

Members of the public who are interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 23. Please include your name, email address, and the group of workers or organization you represent.

• Agenda
• Minutes August 19, 2021
• DLI Presentation - Minnesota’s workers’ compensation COVID-19 claims
• DLI Presentation - OSHA and MDH
• DLI Presentation - Criteria
• Minnesota Grocers Association Written Testimony
• Minnesota Pharmacy Alliance, Minnesota Pharmacists Association, Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists Written Testimony
• Jim Gleb Written Testimony
• Ryan Ellison Written Testimony
• Robert Hoffman Written Testimony
• Yolanda Martinez Testimony
• Cecelia Ramos Written Testimony
• Nancy Carabantes Written Testimony
• Dan Haney Written Testimony
• Rena Wong Written Testimony
• Claudia Ambriz Written Testimony
• Renae Brackey Written Testimony
• Alicia Hernandez Testimony
• Catholic Charities Written Testimony

Members of the public who are interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18. Please include your name, email address, and the group of workers or organization you represent.

• Agenda
• Minutes August 17, 2021
• Louisiana Frontline Workers COVID-19 Hazard Pay Rebate Program Presentation
• HB 70 – Enacted version of Louisiana’s legislation creating the Program
• LAC 61.I.1919 – LDR emergency rule to implement and administer the Program
• LDR RIB 20-020 – Informational guidance, including eligibility requirements, on the Program
• Eligibility flowchart based on Program requirements
• LDR FAQs on the Program
• LDR R-6186 – Paper application to claim the rebate
• LDR Online Application Demo – Step by step online application screen for electronic submission
• JLCB FLW Update – Final Program statistics that LDR presented to the Louisiana Legislature

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

• Agenda
• Minutes August 12, 2021
• Department of Revenue PowerPoint Presentation
• Children’s Cabinet PowerPoint Presenatation
• Amy Baldwin Written Testimony
• Susan Zackary Written Testimony
• Start Early Funders Coalition Written Testimony
• Nancy Jost Written Testimony
• ABC123 Child Enrichment Center Written Testimony
• Robin Hills Written Testimony
• Judy Nelson Written Testimony
• Nancy Jost Written Testimony
• Megan Buesing Written Testimony
• Cheryl Amundson Written Testimony
• Dawn Opitz Written Testimony
• Kim Davis Written Testimony
• Roslyn Becicka Written Testimony
• MCCA Written Testimony
• Pam Johnson Written Testimony
• Bridgit Neubauer Written Testimony
• Andrea Kienholz Written Testimony
• Sheryl Warner Written Testimony
• Kristie Schmidt Written Testimony
• Chad Dunkley Written Testimony
• Adriana Lopez Written Testimony
• Jennifer Nellis Written Testimony
• Jessica Rheaume Written Testimony
• Heather Tice Written Testimony
• Karen Bratland Written Testimony
• Desiree Culhane Written Testimony
• Peter Swanson Written Testimony
• Susan Ackerman Written Testimony
• Greta Holupchinski Written Testimony
• Theresa Peplinski Written Testimony
• Midwest Association for Medical Equipment Services and Supplies Written Testimony

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

The working group will take testimony from individuals working in education and child care settings. Individuals interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11. Please include your name, email address, and whether you are requesting to testify in-person or remotely

• Agenda
• Minutes August 10, 2021
• MHA Written Testimony
• MHA Hospital Health System Staffing Data

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

The working group will take testimony from individuals working in hospital settings. Individuals interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 9. Please include your name, email address, and whether you are requesting to testify in-person or remotely.

• Agenda
• Minutes August 5, 2021
• Frontline Worker Category Analysis Presentation
• Colleen Moriarty, Hunger Solutions Written Testimony
• Dan Colgan, Redeemer Healthcare Center Written Testimony
• Heidi Johnson, Department of Human Services Written Testimony
• John Hausladen, Minnesota Trucking Association Written Testimony
• Kathy Messerli, Minnesota Home Care Association Written Testimony
• Marilyn Peitso, MD, Minnesota Medical Association Written Testimony
• Rhonda Otteson, MN Homeless Coalition Written Testimony
• Tammy Nesgoda, Written Testimony
• Tawanna Black, Center for Economic Inclusion Written Testimony

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

Members of the public who are interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4. Please include your name, email address, the group of workers or organization you represent, and whether you are requesting to testify in-person or remotely.

• Agenda
• Minutes August 3, 2021
• Presentation - Overview of Other States
• Professional Caregivers in Senior Services
• Austin Blilie, Mission Health Communities Written Testimony
• Nicole Mattson, Care Providers of Minnesota Written Testimony
• Zahnia Harut, Affinity Residential Care Written Testimony

The working group will take public testimony from individuals with experience working in long-term care settings. Individuals interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 2. Please include your name, email address, and whether you are requesting to testify in-person or remotely.

• Agenda
• Minutes July 28, 2021
• Frontline Worker Pay Working Group Overview
• Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Written Testimony
• Minnesota First Provider Alliance Written Testimony
• Jonelle Bollig Written Testimony
• Therapeutic Services Agency Letter to Staff
• Alexandra Mueller and Laura Muench Written Testimony
• Chad Maier (Youth Worker) Written Testimony
• Brian Splatt Written Testimony
• Minnesota Judicial Branch Written Testimony
• Prairie Lakes Youth Programs Written Testimony
• AARM Written Testimony
• AFSCME Council 5 Written Testimony
• IUOE Local 49 Written Testimony
• ISAIAH Written Testimony
• Letter Regarding Adult Foster Care Workers
• Eloy Wood Written Testimony
• Lester Tear Written Testimony
• Wilder Foundation Written Testimony
• Minnesota Multi Housing Association Written Testimony
• Lorilyn Dehning Written Testimony
• MPPOA and LELS Written Testimony
• Danielle Salisbury Written Testimony
• Laura Heezen Written Testimony
• Minnesota Hospital Association Written Testimony

Additional documents may be posted prior to the meeting.

Members of the public who are interested in testifying or providing written testimony should email Sandy Most at sandy.most@lcc.mn.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27. Please include your name, email address, the group of workers or organization you represent, and whether you are requesting to testify in-person or remotely.