EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS/BENEFITS/RELIEF RESOURCES

DLI RESOURCES:
Worker Rights and Protections: http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/worker-rights-and-protections

Frequently Asked Questions: https://www.dli.mn.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/Employer_and_employee_questions_related_to_COVID_19.pdf

Worker protections related to COVID-19: http://www.dli.mn.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/MN_worker_protections_related_to_COVID_19.pdf 

DEED RESOURCES:

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) payments: https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/press-releases/?id=429696&fbclid=IwAR1oQoVPoohbU xUCqJD21qiVsA09y2lRXRxrHDJHFYfVFo5PMY1RdgIuTqA

COVID-19, Applying for unemployment if you are self-employed or an independent contractor: https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/press-releases/?id=429696&fbclid=IwAR1oQoVPoohbUxUCqJD21q iVsA09y2lRXRxrHDJHFYfVFo5PMY1RdgIuTqA#/detail/appId/1/id/429932

Unemployment Step by Step Guide for Self Employed and Independent Contractors: https://www.uimn.org/assets/application-step-by-step-instructions-selfemployed_tcm1068-425640.pdf

Small Business Emergency Loans: https://mn.gov/deed/business/financing-business/deed-programs/peacetime/

MINNESOTA UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE:

Employees and Employers Unemployment Benefits: https://www.uimn.org/

Unemployment Insurance- COVID-19 information for workers: https://www.uimn.org/applicants/needtoknow/news-updates/covid19-workers.jsp

Unemployment Insurance- COVID-19 information for self-employed people and independent contractors: https://www.uimn.org/applicants/needtoknow/news-updates/covid19-pua.jsp

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY:

COVID-19 and the American Workplace: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic

New Guidance on Unemployment Insurance Flexibilities during Covid-19 Outbreak: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200312-0