Employee definition modification for the purposes of safe and sick time provision

This bill modifies Minnesota's definition of "employee" under the state's earned sick and safe time law. It explicitly excludes specific groups from eligibility, including volunteer/paid-on-call firefighters and ambulance personnel, elected officials or appointees filling vacancies, farm workers employed for 28 days or less annually, and inmates working in correctional facilities. The change clarifies who qualifies for sick and safe time benefits by refining the existing definition. This affects employers and workers in these excluded categories by determining their eligibility under current law. The amendment updates Minnesota Statutes section 181.9445, subdivision 5.