LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

"Off-the-books" employment, study, Minn. Laws 2009 c 78 art 6 s 17

Advertising, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 19 s 55

Air carrier employees, overtime, Minn. Laws 2011 c 11 s

Armed forces members, see Active service under ARMED FORCES MEMBERS

Background checks, criminal history, questions about, in hiring, limitations, Minn. Laws 2013 c 61 s

Background checks, evidence, civil actions, automatic expungements, effect of, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 7 s 3

Benefits, failure to pay, penalties, Minn. Laws 2005 c 127 s 2

Blood donors, leave, Minn. Laws 2008 c 318 art 1 s 12

Child care centers, wrongful employment at, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 82

Child care centers, wrongful employment at, Minn. Laws 2015 c 78 art 4 s 42-47, 59

Children and minors

Alcoholic beverages, presence of, employment restrictions, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 2 s 21

Collective bargaining, see COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Commercial motor vehicle drivers

License suspension, notice to employer, Minn. Laws 2008 c 350 art 1 s 63

Compensation and salaries, nondisclosure agreements, prohibition, Minn. Laws 2014 c 239 art 4 s 2

Contested cases, compensation and salary compliance orders, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 3

Convicts, North Minneapolis, employment services, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 1 s 21

Covered employment, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 4 s 1

Crane operators, certification, Minn. Laws 2005 c 87 s

Criminal history, questions about, in hiring, limitations, Minn. Laws 2013 c 61 s

Criminal history, questions about, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 7 s 19

Damages, packinghouse workers bill of rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 2 s 3

Definitions, Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 1, 2

Definitions

Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 27-32

Earned sick and safe time, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 12 s 4

Migrant workers, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 2 s 11, 12

Refineries (oil), contractor workforce training and skill requirements, Minn. Laws 2023 c 30 s 2

Disabled persons, reasonable accommodation fund, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 15 s 31

Disabled persons, reasonable accommodation, Minn. Laws 2021 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 13

Discharge, prompt payment of wages, definitions, Minn. Laws 2013 c 27 s 1

Disclosure, payroll information, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 11

Disclosure, personnel records, peace officer applicants, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 10 s 22-24

Dislocated workers, see DISLOCATED WORKERS

Domestic abuse victims, employer retaliation, Minn. Laws 2005 c 136 art 8 s 20

Drug and alcohol testing, professional athletes, Minn. Laws 2005 c 133 s

Drug and alcohol testing, type III vehicle drivers, Minn. Laws 2010 c 351 s 36

Drug and alcohol testing

Cannabis testing, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 33-37, 39

Collective bargaining, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 41

Data, classification, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 40

Employees, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 42

Job applicants, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 42

Medical cannabis patient registry program, participant employee rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 1 s 58

Policies, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 38

Retaliation, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 36

Drug and alcohol testing

Professional athletes, Minn. Laws 2011 c 62 s

Drug and alcohol testing

Exemptions, drivers, state employees, Minn. Laws 2009 c 55 s

Dual training competencies for employees

Standards for, Minn. Laws 2015 c 69 art 3 s 18

Student grants, Minn. Laws 2015 c 69 art 3 s 11

Dual training competency program, Minn. Laws 2016 c 86 s 1, 2

Earnings statements, electronic form, Minn. Laws 2006 c 253 s 13

Employee suggestion data, Minn. Laws 2012 c 290 s 22

Employees, debts, levy on wages, Minn. Laws 2020 c 86 art 4 s 1-5

Employees, definition, correction, Minn. Laws 2005 c 10 art 1 s 33

Employees, information about, requests by child support enforcement authorities, Minn. Laws 2010 c 238 s 1, 2010 c 371 s 5

Employees' expunged criminal records, treatment, Minn. Laws 2014 c 246 s 10

Employees

Covenants not to compete, void and unenforceable, injunctive relief, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 6 s 1

Definitions

Earned sick and safe time, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 12 s 4

Parenting leave, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 28, 29

Disabled employees, medical assistance, eligibility, Minn. Laws 2023 c 61 art 3 s 4

Earned sick and safe time, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 12 s 4-7, 2023 c 53 art 13 s 4

Family and medical benefit insurance program

Bonding leave, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 17

Employee rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 18

Intermittent schedule, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 17

Notice given, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 17

Private employer plan coverage, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 19

Remedies, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 18

Retaliation and reinstatement protections, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 18

Taxation of benefits, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 24

Lactating employees, work breaks, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 27

Lawful consumable products, use during nonworking hours, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 26

Medical cannabis patient registry program, participant rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 1 s 58

Meetings and communication, religious or political matters, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 25

Packing plant workers rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 5 s 1-8

Packinghouse workers bill of rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 2 s 1-4

Parenting leave see PREGNANCY AND PARENTING LEAVE

Shared work, unemployment insurance, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2023 c 25 s 149

Statement of earnings, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 4

Voting, Minn. Laws 2023 c 34 art 2 s 2, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 90

Wage disclosure protection, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 23

Employees

Nursing mothers, work breaks, Minn. Laws 2021 1Sp c 10 art 3 s 3

Pregnant women, Minn. Laws 2021 1Sp c 10 art 3 s 3, 22

Employees

Right to payment, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 12

Statement of earnings, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 11

Unreimbursed expenses, income and franchise taxes, deductions, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 6 art 1 s 16

Employers, health insurance, section 125 plans, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 9, 10

Employers, notice given, federal public service loan forgiveness programs, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 1 s 16

Employers, retaliation against employees, wage payment disputes, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 10

Employers

Contracts, payroll deductions, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 22

Covenants not to compete, void and unenforceable, choice of law, venue, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 6 s 1

Definitions

Earned sick and safe time, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 12 s 4

Parenting leave, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 28, 29

Disclosure, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 10 s 22-24

Dual training competency grants, Minn. Laws 2023 c 41 art 2 s 21-24

Earned sick and safe time, duties, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 12 s 5-7, 2023 c 53 art 13 s 4

Expunged criminal records, employment decision effect, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 7 s 19

Family and medical benefit insurance program

Data provided, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 12

Employee rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 18

Notice received, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 15, 17

Notice to employees, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 37

Record keeping and reports, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 19

Retaliation prohibition, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 18

Substitution of private plan, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 19

Wage detail reporting, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 21

Grants to, ergonomics programs, musculoskeletal disorders prevention, Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 1 s 21

Medical cannabis patient registry program, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 1 s 58

Meetings and communication, religious or political matters, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 25

Names, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 4

Notice given

Compensation and salary compliance orders, objections, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 3

Veterans' benefits and services posting, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 1 s 12

Notice to employee, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 12 s 1, 2023 c 59 art 1 s 4

Reasonable accommodation fund, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 15 s 31

Reprisals, unfair discriminatory practices, gender identity, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 19 s 68

Retaliation against employees see same under this topic

Special family day care homes, license holders, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2023 c 25 s 123

Voting, Minn. Laws 2023 c 62 art 4 s 90

Employers

Income tax withholding, armed forces members on active duty, Minn. Laws 2009 c 12 art 1 s 12

Lawsuits against, evidence of employee criminal history, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 5 s 6

Employment, definitions, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 7 s 1

Employment, definitions, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 2

Employment, definitions, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 1, 2016 c 189 art 10 s 1-4

Family and medical leave, use for family members other than children, Minn. Laws 2013 c 87 s

Farm laborers, housing, manufactured home parks

Exemptions, Minn. Laws 2005 c 79 s

License exemption, Minn. Laws 2005 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 89

Fines

Earned sick and safe time violations, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 13 s 1

Packinghouse workers bill of rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 2 s 4

Forced or coerced labor or services, Minn. Laws 2023 c 27 s 4

Gratuities, see GRATUITIES (TIPS)

Green Jobs Task Force, Minn. Laws 2008 c 356 s 15, 2008 c 363 art 6 s 12

Green jobs, see BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Harassment victims, employer retaliation, Minn. Laws 2005 c 136 art 8 s 21

Hiring, criminal history, questions about, limitations, Minn. Laws 2013 c 61 s

Hiring, pay history, questions about, job applicants, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 19 s 56

Job reference information, disclosures, Minn. Laws 2004 c 137 s

Job sharing, Minn. Laws 2023 c 62 art 8 s 22

Joint powers board employees, protections, Minn. Laws 2014 c 223 s

Labor agreements, public employee unions

Ratification, Minn. Laws 2005 c 156 art 3 s 5

Labor agreements, state employee unions, ratification, Minn. Laws 2007 c 63 s

Labor agreements, state employees, ratification, Minn. Laws 2009 c 85 s

Labor agreements, see LABOR AGREEMENTS

Labor agreements

Public employees, ratification, Minn. Laws 2006 c 256 s

State employees, ratification, Minn. Laws 2006 c 282 art 14 s 12

Labor relations, arbitrators, application fees, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 2 s 20

Labor standards, corrections, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 3 s 5

Labor trafficking, definitions, Minn. Laws 2009 c 137 s 2

Labor trafficking, see TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Lawsuits, earned sick and safe time violations, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 13 s 3

Layoffs, shared work plans to reduce, Minn. Laws 2009 c 27 s

Leaves of absence

Armed forces members on active service, family members of, Minn. Laws 2006 c 273 s 3, 2006 c 273 s 4, 2006 c 273 s 7, 2006 c 273 s 8

Lockouts, unemployment insurance, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 5-8

Migrant workers, see MIGRANT WORKERS

Migrant workers

Health insurance, duties regarding, transfer, Minn. Laws 2004 c 206 s 30

Minimum wage, increase, Minn. Laws 2014 c 166 s 2

Minimum wage, increase, Minn. Laws 2005 c 44 s

Mining, mine inspections, Minn. Laws 2013 c 38 s

Minnesota energy transition plan, impact analysis, Minn. Laws 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 8

Minnesota job creation fund, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 3 s 8

Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program See MINNESOTA SECURE CHOICE RETIREMENT PROGRAM

Minnesota Workers Memorial, Minn. Laws 2014 c 294 art 1 s 12

Misrepresentation of employees as contractors, Minn. Laws 2005 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 41

Nurses, state employees, overtime, Minn. Laws 2007 c 46 s

Nursing mothers, accommodations, Minn. Laws 2014 c 239 art 4 s 1, 3-5

Occupational diseases

Contagious or infections diseases, presumptions about, Minn. Laws 2004 c 257 s 10

Vaccines, injuries or diseases resulting from, Minn. Laws 2004 c 257 s 11

Occupational safety, see OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Orders, earned sick and safe time violations, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 13 s 2

Overtime, nurses, state employees, Minn. Laws 2007 c 46 s

Overtime, see OVERTIME

Packinghouse workers bill of rights, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 2 s 19

Payroll card accounts, extension, Minn. Laws 2007 c 87 s

Payroll cards, payroll card accounts, sunset repealed, Minn. Laws 2008 c 168 s

Payroll cards, payroll card accounts, Minn. Laws 2005 c 158 s

Payroll deductions, motor vehicle dealers, employee uniforms, Minn. Laws 2009 c 69 s

Personnel data, Minn. Laws 2012 c 290 s 21

Personnel records, right to review, notice about, Minn. Laws 2007 c 119 s

Personnel records, see PERSONNEL RECORDS

Policies, cannabis use, limitations, Minn. Laws 2023 c 63 art 6 s 38

Policy of state, discrimination, Minn. Laws 2021 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 12

Pregnant women, accommodations, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 27

Pregnant women

Accommodations, Minn. Laws 2014 c 239 art 3 s 4, 5

Unpaid leave, Minn. Laws 2014 c 239 art 3 s 1, 2

Prisoners, work force agreements, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 6 s 10

Public employees

Confidential employees, definition, Minn. Laws 2014 c 219 s

Joint powers board employees, protections, Minn. Laws 2014 c 223 s

Quitting, prompt payment of wages, definitions, Minn. Laws 2013 c 27 s 2

Quitting, prompt payment of wages, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 2 s 5

Quitting, unemployment insurance, ineligibility for benefits, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 13, 14

Quitting, unemployment insurance, ineligibility for benefits, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 9 s 6, 2016 c 189 art 11 s 3

Railroad employees, injured

Obstruction of treatment, Minn. Laws 2005 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 116

Records and record keeping

Earned sick and safe time, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 12 s 6

Migrant workers, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 2 s 17

References, lawsuits about, Minn. Laws 2004 c 137 s

Retaliation against employees

Bone marrow donation leave, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 34

Crimes, reporting, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 26

Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 36

Earned sick and safe time, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 12 s 6

Lactating employees, accommodations, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 27

Personnel records, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 37

Pregnancy accommodations, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 27

Sick care of relatives leave, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 31

Wage disclosure protection, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 11 s 23

Retirement, public employees, see specific retirement plans

Search firms, Minn. Laws 2005 c 134 s

Seasonal employees, family and medical benefit insurance program

Eligibility, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 14

Notice to employees, Minn. Laws 2023 c 59 art 1 s 37

Seasonal employees

Health care purchasing alliances and, Minn. Laws 2004 c 268 s 10, 2004 c 288 art 6 s 9

Public employees, retirement, Minn. Laws 2004 c 267 art 1 s 4

Seasonal employers, withholding returns, Minn. Laws 2014 c 308 art 11 s 3

Self-employed persons

Individual enterprise pilot program, repeal, Minn. Laws 2004 c 206 s 53

Separation from employment

Personnel records, right to review, Minn. Laws 2004 c 137 s 2

Shared work program, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 4 s 10-15, 19, 20

Shared work, unemployment insurance, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2023 c 25 s 149

Shared work, unemployment insurance, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 10 s

Shared work, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 6 s 13

Sick pay

Third-party payers, tax withholding, Minn. Laws 2011 c 112 art 1 s 4

Unemployment insurance, Minn. Laws 2011 c 84 art 1 s 8

State employees see STATE EMPLOYEES

State employees

Labor agreements, ratification, Minn. Laws 2007 c 63 s

Nurses, overtime, Minn. Laws 2007 c 46 s

Strikes

Crosby-Ironton school district teachers strike, Minn. Laws 2005 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 6

Metro Transit strike, Minn. Laws 2005 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 5

Public pension plans, service credit periods, Minn. Laws 2005 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 1

University of Minnesota, Minn. Laws 2005 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 7

Suspension, exceeding thirty days, considered discharge, unemployment insurance, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 1 s 3, 4

Tips, see GRATUITIES (TIPS)

Transitory employees, wages, failure to pay, Minn. Laws 2005 c 127 s 1

Unemployed persons, unemployment benefits, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Unemployment data

Access to, Minn. Laws 2007 c 128 art 3 s 20, 2007 c 129 s 50

Release to Corrections Department, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 6 s 13

Unemployment insurance, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Unemployment see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Unfair discriminatory practices

Gender identity, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 19 s 52-55, 68

Inquiries into pay history, job applicants, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 19 s 56

Reprisals, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 19 s 68

Services to minors, exemptions, repealed, Minn. Laws 2023 c 52 art 19 s 72

Unfair labor practices, public employees, charges and investigations, Minn. Laws 2014 c 211 s 10, 11

Unions, see UNIONS

Veterans preference, see VETERANS PREFERENCE

Veterans, Hire a Veteran Month, Minn. Laws 2005 c 22 s

Veterans

Hire a Veteran Month, change of month, Minn. Laws 2015 c 40 s

Veterans Preference Act, hearings, Minn. Laws 2015 c 77 art 3 s 6

Victims of crime, retaliation against

List of crimes expanded, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 4 s 5, 2007 c 54 art 4 s 6

Victims of crime

Domestic abuse victims, employer retaliation, Minn. Laws 2005 c 136 art 8 s 20

Harassment victims, employer retaliation, Minn. Laws 2005 c 136 art 8 s 21

Time off, Minn. Laws 2005 c 136 art 8 s 22

Violations and penalties

Earned sick and safe time, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 13 s 4

Packing plant workers rights, Minn. Laws 2023 c 53 art 5 s 7

Violations and penalties

Enforcement, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 7-9, 13

Records violations, wage records, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 3, 5, 6

Voting, time off to vote, elections covered, Minn. Laws 2015 c 70 art 1 s 33, 34

Wage supplements, failure to pay, penalties, Minn. Laws 2005 c 127 s 2

Wage theft, see WAGE THEFT

Wages, nondisclosure agreements, prohibition, Minn. Laws 2014 c 239 art 4 s 2

Wages, payment, schools, Minn. Laws 2006 c 263 art 4 s 5

Wages, see WAGES

Whistleblower law, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 3 s 16, 2007 c 135 art 3 s 17

Women's Economic Security Act, Minn. Laws 2014 c 239 s

Work reporting system, Human Services Department, Minn. Laws 2012 c 216 art 1 s 3, 4

Workers compensation see WORKERS COMPENSATION

Workers' compensation, see WORKERS COMPENSATION

Workforce housing development pilot project, 2014, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 21

Workforce housing development program, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 2

Workforce service areas, rural career counseling coordinators, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 9