Most jobs in Minnesota fall under at-will employment, which means your employer can let you go at any time, without notice, without warning, and without giving a reason. But at-will does not mean without limits. Your employer cannot use the at-will label to cover up an illegal firing.
Every employee in Minnesota should have a restroom break every 4 hours of work. If an employee works 8 hours or more, employers must provide a 30-minute meal break. In addition, breaks of less than 20 minutes must be counted as worked hours.
Minimum wage, PTO, employment laws, earned safe and sick time, paychecks, termination, breaks, employee rights, overtime, family and medical leave (FMLA), etc. To listen to recorded information about state wage and hour laws, call 651-284-5070.
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Contact us 651-284-5075 or 800-342-5354. To listen to recorded information about state wage and hour laws, call 651-284-5070. dli.laborstandards@state.mn. Email esst.dli@state.mn with questions about earned sick and safe time. Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Labor Standards, 443 Lafayette Road N., St.
The agency oversees the state's programs for apprenticeship, construction codes and licensing, dual-training pipeline, occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, workers' compensation and youth skills training programs.
File a complaint For more information, contact Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance at oshapliance@state.mn, 651-284-5050 or 877-470-6742.
New Minnesota workplace laws passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz make Minnesota the best state for workers and their families. These new provisions support working families, expand worker protections, increase worker knowledge and allow workers to have a greater voice in the workplace.
Effective minimum wages for Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul: The Minnesota minimum wage – $10.85 an hour for large employers in 2024 – is indexed annually for inflation and will increase to $11.13 for all employers Jan. 1, 2025. The minimum wages for large employers in Minneapolis and macro employers in St.
The most recent legislative changes in 2024 increased the cap on inflation-indexing to 5% and eliminated the lower tier minimum wages for small-employers, youth under the age of 18 and J-1 visa workers for hotels, motels and lodging establishments, establishing a single state minimum wage at the large-employer rate.