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
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
On May 13, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) revised its COVID-19 guidance to reflect that “fully vaccinated” individuals no longer need to wear masks, whether indoors or outdoors, except in...more
On March 12, 2021, nearly one year to the day after Minnesota declared a peacetime emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 21-11, which rolls back certain restrictive measures...more
On Friday, June 5, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-74 (the “Order”), his latest order modifying workplace regulations to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other provisions, the Order requires that...more
On the evening of May 13, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Emergency Executive Order 20-56, “Safely Reopening Minnesota’s Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency.”...more
On Wednesday, May 13, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Emergency Executive Order 20-56 (the “Order”), which will further loosen workplace restrictions effective Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 11:59 pm. Those looser restrictions...more