Strengthening disability rights in Minnesota Human Rights Act

The Minnesota Human Rights Act requires an employer to engage in an interactive process to provide accommodation for someone with a disability.

A new law that takes effect Aug. 1, 2026, will add language to the public policy statement of the act specifying that failure to engage in a process to determine if a reasonable accommodation exists could be classified as an unfair discriminatory practice and therefore subject to a civil remedy.

Rep. Kim Hicks (DFL-Rochester) and Sen. Erin Maye Quade (DFL-Apple Valley) are the sponsors.

HF2380/SF3210*/CH99

SF3210* / HF2380 / CH99