On June 14, 2026, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation passed during a one-day legislative special session that includes new employment laws or amends existing employment laws. ...more
7/9/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
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Paid Leave ,
Penalties ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Last year’s Minnesota legislative session resulted in a 1,000-page omnibus bill that included significant changes to the state’s labor and employment laws. As this year’s legislative session comes to a close, we predict a...more
5/12/2025
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Governor Walz ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Service Animals ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
After controlling Minnesota’s House, Senate, and governorship since 2023, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party’s legislative and gubernatorial “trifecta” at the state capitol is no more....more
4/4/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Independent Contractors ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI) recently issued proposed rules for governing Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law (ESST). The proposed rules are open for public comment through April 2, 2025....more
3/19/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Departments ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
With Election Day approaching, here is a timely reminder for employers in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota regarding their obligations under these states’ laws to excuse employees from work to go to the polls....more
May 20, 2024, marked the end of the legislative session for yet another historic and busy year for Minnesota’s legislature. Amidst endless shouting, a sprawling 1,400-plus-page omnibus bill, and ethical complaints, the...more
6/10/2024
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Data Privacy ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Governor Walz ,
Human Rights Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Jury Duty ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Pregnancy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Salary Caps ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures
In the homestretch of Minnesota’s 2024 legislative session, tension has mounted in St. Paul as state House and Senate committees scramble to secure enough votes to place their bills on Governor Tim Walz’s desk for signature....more
As the Minnesota Legislature enters the latter half of its 2023–2024 legislative session, the pressure is on to meet critical deadlines before adjournment on May 20, 2024. House and Senate committees are racing against the...more
4/17/2024
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Earned Sick Time ,
Job Ads ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Safe Leave ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Service Contracts ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Strike ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour
The Minnesota Legislature is back in session and actively addressing employment law legislation in several pending bills following a very busy 2023–2024 session last year. The legislature kicked off its 2024 regular session...more
3/28/2024
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Earned Sick Time ,
Human Rights Act ,
Job Ads ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Safe Time ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Strike ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour
Looking ahead to January 1, 2024, when Minnesota’s statewide paid Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law takes effect, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI) issued guidance in the form of answers to frequently...more
Minnesota recently enacted a statewide paid sick and safe time leave law that will become effective on January 1, 2024.
Four Minnesota cities—Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, and Bloomington (one of the largest...more
Minnesota employers will be heading back to the drawing board to revise their handbook disclaimers. The Minnesota Supreme Court now requires specific language in policies that set out the terms and conditions for payment of...more
Continuing its independent program of workplace regulations, Minneapolis has enacted its own wage theft ordinance and accompanying notice requirements that largely duplicate Minnesota’s wage theft statute. Employers that have...more
In late July 2019, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) released an update to its FAQ on Minnesota’s new wage theft law, including 37 new questions and answers to further clarify what is expected of employers...more
9/4/2019
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Earnings Reports ,
Joint Employers ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Seasonal Employment ,
Seasonal Workers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
In our previous article, we summarized the key provisions of Minnesota’s new “wage theft” law. This article focuses specifically on the notices and disclosures employers are required to provide to their employees under the...more
The Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its 2019 legislative session with a one-day special session last month that resulted in the passage of an omnibus appropriations bill, the Jobs and Economic Development Omnibus. The...more
As the 2019 regular session of the Minnesota Legislature draws to a close, lawmakers in St. Paul are deadlocked on the budget bill. As a result, many of the bills we reported on in our previous articles are stalled in...more
In part one of this series, we reported on several legislative developments in Minnesota that could impact employers. Now the Minnesota Legislature has proposed more bills affecting the workplace....more
4/1/2019
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Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right to Work ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
The Minnesota Legislature is in session through May 20, 2019. This session promises to be very active with numerous bills affecting employers and the workplace. Major bills include paid leaves of absence (including family and...more
3/6/2019
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Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personnel Records ,
Right to Work ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Social Media Policy ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage Theft