Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 13.79 (2026)
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Subdivision 1.Identity of complainants.
Data that identify individuals who have complained to the Department of Labor and Industry concerning alleged violations of chapter 177; chapter 181; sections 179.86 to 179.877; chapter 181A; or rules adopted pursuant to these statutes, are classified as private data. The commissioner may disclose this data to other government entities with written consent from the complainant if the commissioner determines that the disclosure furthers an enforcement action of the Department of Labor and Industry or another government entity.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1987–1991 · leading case: Demers v. City of Minneapolis, 468 N.W.2d 71 (Minn. 1991).
Demers v. City of Minneapolis, 468 N.W.2d 71 (Minn. 1991). “Moreover, the Legislature has created express protection for the identities of some complainants by providing, for example, that data identifying employees who-file complaints with the Department of Labor and Industry alleging violations of the fair labor standards act are…”
In Re the Wage & Hour Violation of Kokesch, 411 N.W.2d 559 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). “Minn.Stat. § 13.79 (1986). “Private data on individuals” is defined as: data which is made by statute or federal law applicable to the data: (a) not public; and (b) accessible to the individual subject of that data.”
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