State Contract Agreement document files

Medical Insurance Plan Schedule of Benefits as Accepted for 2026 Agreement

This health plan benefit comparison document (linked to download above this) was made available formatted legal size, NOT standard US letter-size. Legal-sized documents, when printed on letter sized paper, lose information content unless printed to 'fit' letter size paper. Also, the title at the top of this document oddly differs from page description given in the published contract table of contents, which effectively obscures attempts at searching for this information. In the many stressful, chaotic and unpredictable events transpiring in Minnesota, nationally and worldwide since this schedule appeared, it has been obvious of all the non-optional items that commonly make up everyone's cost of living, such as food, housing, transportation and childcare, at this time affordable healthcare might be one of the least stable or predictable.

Full version State Register R50.44

Page 1201 from State Register R50.44

TTAA requires a report whenever transportation outsourcing is increased.

Consultant pay limit increase

Flexibility limits in pay get increased -- for out-sourced consulting professionals

Notice of Rulemaking for June 2026

An e-mail notice from Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry of changes coming

Unionize Minnesota's State Capitol?

Some pages taken from 304 page survey legislatively mandated 2024 for over 700 MN State Capitol workers, part of nearly $15M spent that biennium on compensation. Consultant's sealed bid surveyed individual's voluntary point of view whether collectively bargained unionizing might leverage HR efforts to reward employee experience and improve retention. Survey data found attitude and opinion differences that fell mostly against unions aligned along the line whether respondents held a 'politically-related' or 'non-political' job.

Timesheet On-Call Example

The risk that errors might violate Federal Wage and Hour law turns everything regarding compensation into a complex and intimidating high-stakes gauntlet.

The Fortress PELRA

Some responses to questions in an on-line A.I. session reviewing how the Public Employee Labor Relations Act (PELRA) stands to continue solidly protecting the right for public school teachers, and any other employee in government public service of the sovereign state of Minnesota, to legally picket and organize collectively to bargain for better pay and working conditions.