Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time and Other MN DOLI Notice Requirements

By Martin D. Kappenman and David E. Goldman - Peters, Revnew, Kappenman & Anderson, P.A.

December 11, 2023

State-wide Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) is set to go into effect on January 1, 2024, in the state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MN DOLI) recently released their sample ESST employee notice and poster. Notice of ESST rights must be presented to employees and posted in a location where employees can easily see them in the employee’s primary language by January 1, 2024, or at the start of employment if it is after January 1, 2024.

State-Wide Earned Sick and Safe Time Notice
The English language ESST notice can be found here. We recommend requiring employees to sign off on their receipt of the notice. Versions of the notice are available in Chinese, Hmong, Somali, Spanish and several other languages are also available at the MN DOLI’s website. A notice of employee rights and remedies must be included in the employee handbook.

State-Wide Earned Sick and Safe Time Poster
The English language ESST poster can be found here.  Versions of this poster are available in Chinese, Hmong, Somali, Spanish and several other languages are also available at the MN DOLI’s website.

Other State Required Posters and Notices
Recently updated required posters include the updated minimum wage poster and the veteran benefits and services poster (for employers with more than 50 full-time employees). These posters, and other Minnesota required posters can be found here. Employers should post these posters in the locations where its other workplace posters are posted.

Required updated notices include the employee wage notice and the nursing mothers, lactating employees, and pregnancy accommodations notice. Other required workplace notices can be found here.

Employer-Sponsored Meetings or Communications Notice Reminder
Additionally, employers are reminded to post notice of Minn. Stat. § 181.531 related to employer-sponsored meetings or communications. MN DOLI says it does not have authority to create a poster that employers must use, but employers should post the following language where its other workplace posters are posted: “State law prohibits employers from taking or threatening to take any adverse employment action against employees who decline to attend employer-sponsored meetings concerning religious or political matters.”

Employers who have not yet updated their employee handbooks to comply with ESST and other recent legislative changes should do so as soon as possible. If you have questions regarding the above or any other employment-related concerns, please contact Martin Kappenman at 952.921.4603 or mkappenman@prkalaw.com, David Goldman at 952.921.4606 or dgoldman@prkalaw.com, or any other attorney at Peters, Revnew, Kappenman & Anderson, P.A.

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