Provision that acceptance of certain offers of deferred resignation do not constitute a quit from employment

This bill clarifies that workers who accepted a deferred resignation offer from their employer between January 27 and February 13, 2025, will not be considered to have quit their job for unemployment benefits purposes. It directly affects those workers by ensuring they remain eligible for unemployment benefits under Minnesota's existing rules. The key provision retroactively changes the eligibility standard for this specific group, treating their acceptance of deferred resignation as not a voluntary quit. The rule applies to all such cases within that two-week window, effective from January 27, 2025.