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Minnesota Expected to Pass CROWN Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural Hair

January 18, 2023 | Littler Filed Under: General (MN)

Littler

Minnesota is poised to join at least 19 other states in enacting a CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.”  The Act, which in Minnesota would come in the form of brief but important amendments to the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA),

Minnesota Set to Increase Minimum Wage Rates in 2023, Minneapolis and St. Paul Also Raising Minimum Wage Rates

November 30, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (MN)

Every year, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announces the inflation-adjusted minimum wage rate.

Minnesota Legalizes THC Products, Germinates New Drug-Free Workplace Issues

August 19, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: General (MN)

Littler

In a move that surprised even some lawmakers who passed the bill, Minnesota recently became the latest state to legalize some form of marijuana for recreational use. As of July 1, 2022, Minnesotans who are at least 21 years old can lawfully purchase and consume edible and drinkable products

Minnesota Legalizes the Consumption of THC Edibles—How Can Multistate Employers React to This Growing National Trend?

July 7, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (MN)

On June 2, 2022, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed House File (H.F.) 4065 into law, a measure that provides clarity regarding hemp-derived consumables stemming from the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill.

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

June 29, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Wage & Hour (MN)

Jackson Lewis

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 largely mirrors the requirements of the City of Minneapolis’ Sick and Safe Time Ordinance

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Bloomington, Minnesota, Passes Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

June 22, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Wage & Hour (MN)

On June 6, 2022, after a year of public meetings and feedback, the Bloomington City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will require employers in the city to provide paid sick and safe leave to most workers.

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Firing on All Four Cylinders: Bloomington, Minnesota Becomes the Fourth Minnesota City to Mandate Paid Sick and Safe Time

June 14, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: General (MN)

Littler

On June 6, 2022, the Bloomington City Council passed an Earned Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance


New Obligations for Frontline Sector Employers through Minnesota’s Frontline Worker Pay Program

June 9, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: Wage & Hour (MN)

Littler

On April 29, 2022, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed S.F. No. 2677 (2022) into law.  This law authorizes bonus payments to Minnesotans who worked in frontline sectors during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency.  This so-called “Hero Pay” law aims to thank eligible frontline workers for their sacrifices and hard work during the

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Posts Approved Employer Notice for Frontline Worker Pay Law

June 8, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Wage & Hour (MN)

On June 7, 2022, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI) issued its long-awaited approved employer notice regarding requirements under the Frontline Worker Pay Law.

Updates to Minnesota’s Frontline Worker Pay Law

June 3, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Wage & Hour (MN)

As expected, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry recently provided an update regarding the new Frontline Worker Pay Law by distributing a fact sheet and a set of answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs).

Goodbye to McDonnell Douglas Under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act?

May 17, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (MN)

Jackson Lewis

On April 6, 2022, Minnesota’s Supreme Court in Lori Dowling Hanson v. State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources affirmed the lower courts’ summary dismissal of a Minnesota Whistleblower Act (“MWA”) claim brought by a former Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) employee Lori Dowling Hanson (“Hanson”). The case left unanswered

Minnesota Enacts Legislation Funding Unemployment Coffers, Authorizing Pay to Frontline Workers, and Requiring Notice

May 6, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (MN)

On April 29, 2022, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed Senate File (S.F.) No. 2677 into law, replenishing the state unemployment coffers and authorizing payments to various frontline workers. This new law requires Minnesota employers to provide notice to eligible frontline workers regarding potential additional benefits available to them.

McDonnell Douglas Lives Another Day: A Win for Employers at the Minnesota Supreme Court

April 14, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: General (MN)

Littler

The Minnesota Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the use of the familiar McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework to analyze claims of retaliation under Minnesota law, despite the ask by the plaintiff-appellant and amici to abolish using that framework.  The court also affirmed the requirement that employees show evidence of an employer’s

Minnesota Legislative Update: Employment-Related Bills to Watch

April 8, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (MN)

The Minnesota Legislature, currently in regular session until mid- to late May 2022, has drafted various bills that may impact Minnesota employers and employees. Notably, some of the major bills under consideration (or already enacted) include a hair antidiscrimination bill, a measure extending the COVID-19 presumption of workers’ compensation eligibility

Minnesota Extends Workers’ Compensation Presumption for Frontline Workers Who Test Positive for COVID-19

February 15, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (MN)

On February 4, 2022, Governor Tim Walz signed House File (H.F.) 1203 into law, which extends the presumption that certain frontline healthcare workers contracted COVID-19 at work if they test positive. The prior presumption had expired on December 31, 2021.

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