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Proposed Rules for Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law: Key Insights for Employers

Over a year after Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law went into effect in January 2024, Minnesota’s Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) recently published proposed permanent rules (the Proposed Rules) that, if...more

3/19/2025  /  Compliance , Department of Labor (DOL) , Earned Sick and Safe Time Act , Employee Benefits , Employees , Employment Policies , Labor Regulations , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Proposed Rules , State Labor Laws

Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law: New Guidance, Higher Payroll Taxes, Amendments

Under Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law (PLL) that goes into effect in January 2026, employers must provide covered employees up to 20 weeks of leave to care for themselves and their family members with paid leave benefits available...more

6/6/2024  /  Data Privacy , Employee Contributions , Executive Compensation , Governor Walz , New Legislation , Paid Leave , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Sick Leave , State Labor Laws

St. Paul Issues New Guidance For Employers Complying with the City’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance

Continuing the wave of new rules and regulations related to paid leave in Minnesota, on January 8, 2024, the St. Paul Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO) issued guidance on its interpretation of...more

2/14/2024  /  Accrued Benefits , New Guidance , Paid Leave , Paid Sick Leave , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Sick Leave , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Guidance Interpreting Minnesota’s New Earned Sick and Safe Time Law

Minnesota’s statewide paid sick and safe leave mandate, the Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law, went into effect Jan. 1, 2024. The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has posted answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ...more

1/12/2024  /  Department of Labor & Industry , Earned Sick Time , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Sick Leave , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Saint Paul Changes Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance as Second City to Align With Minnesota’s Leave Law

Employers in Minnesota are not the only ones gearing up for Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time (ESST) law to take effect on January 1, 2024. Cities in Minnesota are also making changes to their respective earned sick and...more

12/20/2023  /  Documentation , Earned Sick Time , Employee Benefits , Local Ordinance , Notice Requirements , Paid Leave , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Recordkeeping Requirements , Sick Leave , Wage and Hour

Bloomington Becomes the Fourth City in Minnesota to Require Paid Sick and Safe Leave

The City of Bloomington, Minnesota is the latest city in Minnesota to join the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth in enacting an Earned Sick and Safe Leave ordinance (ORDINANCE NO. 2022-31). The Ordinance, which...more

6/28/2022  /  Notice Requirements , Paid Leave , Paid Sick Leave , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Recordkeeping Requirements , Safe Leave , Wage and Hour

Minnesota Supreme Court Holds General Contract Disclaimer In Employee Handbook May Not Prevent Creating Contractual Obligations To...

Fourteen years ago, in Lee v. Fresenius Med. Care, 741 N.W.2d 117 (Minn. 2007), the Minnesota Supreme Court held that an employer’s obligation to pay out unused paid time off (PTO) to an employee at termination depends on...more

2/15/2021  /  Disclaimers , Employee Handbooks , MI Supreme Court , Paid Time Off (PTO)

How To Prepare For Duluth, Minnesota’s Earned Sick And Safe Time Ordinance

The City of Duluth, Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (ESST) will go into effect on January 1, 2020, and employers should be preparing for compliance. The ESST applies to any individual, corporation,...more

12/16/2019  /  Earned Sick Time , Employer Liability Issues , Local Ordinance , Paid Leave , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Safe Leave , Sick Leave , Wage and Hour

Non-Minneapolis Employers Must Comply With Minneapolis Paid Sick Leave Law, Appeals Court Rules

Minneapolis’ Sick and Safe Ordinance extends to any employee who performs at least 80 hours of work per benefit year in the City of Minneapolis, even if his or her employer is not located within the city’s limits, the...more

5/22/2019  /  Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Local Ordinance , Paid Leave , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Safe Leave , Sick Leave , Wage and Hour

Minneapolis And Saint Paul Sick And Safe Leave Ordinances Effective July 1

The Minneapolis Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance and the Saint Paul Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance will go into effect on July 1, 2017, as scheduled. On May 30, 2017, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed the state...more

6/8/2017  /  Employer Liability Issues , Local Ordinance , Paid Leave , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Safe Leave , Sick Leave , Wage and Hour
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