Cost of earned sick and safe time benefits allowed to be included in prevailing wage calculation under certain conditions.

HF 2650 allows construction contractors who have not secured a collective bargaining agreement waiver for earned sick and safe time to include the cost of providing this benefit in their prevailing wage calculation under state law. This applies specifically to contractors who do not have a negotiated agreement with workers' unions regarding sick time requirements. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes to clarify that these contractors may factor sick time costs into their prevailing wage rate for public construction projects. This change directly affects construction employers without union agreements on sick time benefits, as it reduces their effective labor costs when calculating required wage rates. The provision does not alter the sick time requirements themselves but changes how contractors account for these costs in wage calculations.