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4/22/2020 10:11:16 AM
[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today signed /governor/assets/EO%2020-39%20Final_tcm1055-429509.pdfExecutive Order 20-39, providing flexibility to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The risks of leaving home and difficulties of doing business during the COVID-19 pandemic may impede the ability of Minnesotans and MDHR to file and respond to reports of discrimination within current filing deadlines. To ensure that MDHR can meet the ongoing needs of Minnesota communities, Executive Order 20-39 modifies filing requirements during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency.
This Executive Order is effective immediately.
