THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


WORKFORCE, LABOR, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Dave Pinto, Chair of the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 8:16 A.M. on, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Room G3 of the State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
PINTO, Dave (DFL Chair)
BAKER, Dave (GOP Chair)
GREENMAN, Emma (DFL Vice Chair)
MEKELAND, Shane (GOP Vice Chair)
BAKEBERG, Ben
BERG, Kaela
FRAZIER, Cedrick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
JOHNSON, Pete
JOHNSON, Wayne
KOZLOWSKI, Liish
MUELLER, Patricia
SCHULTZ, Isaac
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

A quorum was present.

Chair Baker moved that the minutes of March 4, 2026, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation on Misclassification of Workers

Presenting:
• Lee Atakpu, Attorney General’s Office
• Kevin Pranis, Marketing Manager, LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota
• Matt Wohlers, Braxton and Sons Construction, Construction Employer Alliance
• Jesse Madison, Founder & CEO, Purple Tally Productions
• Ben Baglio, Minnesota Nurses Association
• Melissa Hysing, AFL-CIO
• Aaron Rosenthal, Research Director, NorthStar Policy Action

Presentation on Attorney General’s Misclassification Taskforce

Presenting:
• Carin Mrotz, Attorney General’s Office
• Lee Atakpu, Attorney General’s Office

Presentation from the Department of Labor and Industry on the Misclassification Study and Report and the Misclassification Enforcement

Presenting:
• Nichole Sorenson, Department of Labor and Industry
• Josiah Moore, Department of Labor and Industry

The meeting adjourned at 10:03 A.M.




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Representative Dave Pinto, Chair




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Aishat Tiamiyu, Committee Legislative Assistant