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State Representative Jeanne Poppe
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4193
For more information contact: Sandy Connolly 651-296-8877
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GOVERNOR SIGNS POPPE BILL INTO LAW Legislation provides data privacy for federal employees
ST. PAUL – Legislation authored by State Rep. Jeanne Poppe (DFL-Austin) was signed into law by Governor Pawlenty on May 1st, the same day he received the bill. The new law requires the Department of Labor to notify health care and insurance providers, as well as employees and employers, that federal employees, for example, railroad workers, are excluded from Minnesota State Workers Compensation coverage.
"This is really a privacy issue for federal employees," said Poppe. "Under the current law, their private information, including medical data, is being released under the assumption that they qualify for worker's compensation.
I'm very pleased the Governor acted so swiftly to help protect the privacy rights of federal workers."
Rep. Poppe can be reached at 1-888-682-3180 or 1-651-296-4193, by mail at 487 State Office Building, 100 Martin Luther King Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155 or via e-mail at rep.jeanne.poppe@house.mn
News Items
- POPPE SELECTED AS AGRICULTURE POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR - (Posted: 2012-11-16 00:00:00)
- Rep. Jeanne Poppe Encourages High School Juniors to Apply for Minnesota House of Representatives Page Program - Application Deadline is November 19th - (Posted: 2012-11-12 00:00:00)
- HORMEL INSTITUTE EXPANSION SIGNED INTO LAW - 2012 legislative session adjourns sine die - (Posted: 2012-05-11 00:00:00)
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