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23 <br />MINNESOTA STATUTES 2020 179.91 <br />(b) The explanation must also include information on the following employee rights as protected by <br />state or federal law and a description of where additional information about those rights maybe obtained: <br />(1) the right to organize and bargain collectively and refrain from organizing and bargaining collectively; <br />(2) the right to a safe workplace; and <br />(3) the right to be free from discrimination. <br />Subd. 4. Commissioner duties. The commissioner of labor and industry in consultation with the <br />commissioner of human rights must develop and implement a strategy to assist employers in providing <br />adequate notice and education to employees of their rights under this section. The commissioner shall assign <br />the duty to implement the strategy to a specific identified position in the department. The position, along <br />with contact information, must be included on printed materials the department prepares and distributes to <br />carry out the commissioner's duties under this section. <br />History: 2007 c 135 art 2 s 19 <br />179.90 OFFICE OF COLLABORATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. <br />The commissioner of mediation services shall establish an Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution <br />within the bureau. The office must: <br />(1) promote the broad use of community mediation in the state, ensuring that all areas of the state have <br />access to services by providing grants to private nonprofit entities certified by the state court administrator <br />under chapter 494 that assist in resolution of disputes; <br />(2) assist state agencies, offices of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and units of local <br />government in improving collaboration and dispute resolution; <br />(3) support collaboration and dispute resolution in the public and private sector by providing technical <br />assistance and information on best practices and new developments in dispute resolution options; <br />(4) educate the public and governmental entities on dispute resolution options; and <br />(5) promote and utilize collaborative dispute resolution models and processes based on documented best <br />practices including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Solutions model: <br />(i) establishing criteria and procedures for identification and assessment of dispute resolution projects; <br />(ii) designating projects and appointing impartial convenors by the commissioner or the commissioner's <br />designee; <br />(iii) forming multidisciplinary conflict resolution teams; and <br />(iv) utilizing collaborative techniques, processes, and standards through facilitated meetings until <br />consensus among parties is reached in resolving a dispute. <br />History: 2013 c 85 art 5 s 32 <br />179.91 GRANTS. <br />Subdivision 1. Authority. The commissioner of mediation services shall to the extent funds are <br />appropriated for this purpose, make grants to private nonprofit community mediation entities certified by <br />the state court administrator under chapter 494 that assist in resolution of disputes. The commissioner shall <br />Official Publication of the State of Minnesota <br />Revisor of Statutes <br />