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Franken agrees to $25,000 fine

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Liberal radio host and former Saturday Night Live star Al Franken announced on his final Air America radio show on February 14, 2007, he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman. Franken is pictured in Los Angeles on March 25, 2006 at the Human Rights Campaign gala, where he received the Humanitarian Award in this file photo. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen/FILE) 
Published: March. 6, 2008 at 9:42 PM

MINNEAPOLIS, March 6 (UPI) -- Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken has agreed to pay a $25,000 penalty for not carrying workers' compensation insurance for former employees.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Thursday that Franken is disputing the fine -- levied by the state of New York for not having coverage for about three years on employees in his entertainment production office in New York -- but decided to pay the judgment anyway.

"We decided to make the payment and the accountant can deal with the files," said Jess McIntosh, a spokeswoman for the Franken campaign.

The newspaper reported that if the state Workers' Compensation Board was in error, Alan Franken Inc. would receive a rebate on the penalty.

By paying the fine now, Franken was not surrendering his rights, the newspaper said.

Franken -- a former radio talk show host and writer-performer on "Saturday Night Live" -- is one of three Democrats belonging to the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party hoping to unseat Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn.

Topics: Al Franken, Norm Coleman
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