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Articles Discussing Minnesota Wage & Hour Claims.
Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law Takes Effect January 1, 2026: 5 Steps for Employers to Prepare
On January 1, 2026, Minnesota’s Paid Leave law will take effect, providing qualified employees with up to twelve weeks of paid medical leave, twelve weeks of paid family leave, and employees who need both family and medical leave in a single benefit year may qualify for up to twenty weeks.
Minnesota Provides Guidance on 2026 Meal and Work Break Amendments
The January 1, 2026, changes to Minnesota’s meal and rest break laws require employers to provide fifteen-minute breaks and a thirty-minute meal break depending on hours worked. However, the vague amendments left more questions than answers. The questions raised in our July 2025 article were submitted to the state, and
The Latest Changes to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Statute
Takeaways: Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time law (ESST) saw a few significant amendments during the special legislative session. The main changes
Minnesota Mandates Meal and Work Breaks Starting January 1, 2026—With Automatic Penalties
Starting January 1, 2026, Minnesota employers must allow expanded breaks to all employees in Minnesota. Currently, employers are only required to provide “sufficient time to eat a meal” every eight hours of work, and “adequate time from work” to use the nearest restroom every four hours. This will change to
Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law Is Final: Here’s How Employers Can Prepare Now
The state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Law survived the legislative session with minimal change and the Department of Employment and Economic Development published its final rules on 06.16.25.
Summer Heat Wave of Paid Leave Amendments Continues in Minnesota
Summer Heat Wave of Paid Leave Amendments Continues in Minnesota
On June 14, 2025, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed SF 17, the state’s omnibus jobs and workforce bill. The omnibus bill amends both the state’s paid sick leave law and the forthcoming paid family medical leave program (Minnesota Paid Leave) in
New Minnesota Meal and Rest Break Requirements
New Minnesota Meal and Rest Break Requirements
On June 14, 2025, Minnesota’s governor signed an omnibus bill, SF 17, which includes amendments to the state’s meal and rest break requirements found at Minnesota Statute Sections 177.253 and 177.254.
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Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Proposes Rules on Statewide Earned Sick and Safe Time Law
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.
Minnesota Adopts New Rules for Parental Leave, Tips, and Recordkeeping Starting August 1, 2024
New laws in Minnesota will change how employers need to handle parental leave, tips, and recordkeeping. Most of the changes were part of the state’s omnibus bill for 2024 and are set to take effect on August 1, 2024.
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 through the Minnesota Paid Leave Program.
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 Guide) that it revised on Dec. 4, 2023.
Minnesota Adds Statewide Paid Sick and Safe Leave Starting on January 1, 2024
On May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed into law an omnibus jobs and economic development bill that included, among its many workplace-related provisions, the establishment of a statewide paid sick leave program, effective on January 1, 2024.
Bloomington, Minnesota, Passes Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance
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.
New Obligations for Frontline Sector Employers through Minnesota’s Frontline Worker Pay Program
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