Minnesota Statutes Labor, Industry (Ch. 175-189) § 179.871. Definitions

Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes ofsections 179.87to179.877, the terms in this section have the meanings given.

Subd. 2. Authorized employee representative. “Authorized employee representative” has the meaning given insection 182.651, subdivision 22.

Subd. 3. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee.

Subd. 4. Coordinator. “Coordinator” means the meatpacking industry worker rights coordinator or the coordinator's designee.

Subd. 5. Meat-processing worker. “Meat-processing worker” or “worker” means any individual who a meat-processing employer suffers or permits to work directly in contact with raw meatpacking products in a meatpacking operation, including independent contractors and persons performing work for an employer through a temporary service or staffing agency. Workers in a meatpacking operation who inspect or package meatpacking products and workers who clean, maintain, or sanitize equipment or surfaces are included in the definition of a meat-processing worker. Meat-processing worker does not include a federal, state, or local government inspector.

Subd. 6. Meatpacking operation; meat-processing employer. “Meatpacking operation” or “meat-processing employer” means a meatpacking or poultry processing site with 100 or more employees in Minnesota and a North American Industrial Classification system (NAICS) code of 311611 to 311615, excluding NAICS code 311613. Meatpacking operation or meat-processing employer does not mean a grocery store, butcher shop, meat market, deli, restaurant, or other business preparing meatpacking products for immediate consumption or for sale in a retail establishment or otherwise directly to an end-consumer.

Subd. 7. Meatpacking products. “Meatpacking products” means meat food products and poultry food products as defined insection 31A.02, subdivision 10.