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"December 2024"
Reflecting on 2024: A year of progress and collaboration
As 2024 comes to an end, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) celebrates key achievements.
*Wage recovery:* About $1.8 million recouped for workers. Learn more about wage theft [ [link removed] ].
*Education:* Workshops and webinars on wage and hour laws organized for more than 17,000 employers and workers. Stay tuned for details about 2025 events at dli.mn.gov/events [ [link removed] ].
*Earned sick and safe time (ESST) law:* Guidance given for ESST law, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2024, including 120 outreach events with more than 10,600 participants and respondes to nearly 10,000 email messages and phone calls. Review recent updates to the ESST law [ [link removed] ].
*Workplace Rights Week:* Announced for Sept. 22-28, 2024, to educate workers and employers about their rights and responsibilities in the workplace. DLI visited more than 1,000 worksites. More information at dli.mn.gov/rights-week [ [link removed] ].
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*2025 *labor standard updates
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, the following Minnesota labor laws will change:
* If employers give extra paid time off for illness, it must follow the same rules as ESST leave. Review recent updates to the ESST law [ [link removed] ].
* The minimum wage for all workers will rise to $11.13 an hour; the training wage for workers under 20 will be adjusted to $9.08 an hour. Learn more about Minnesota's minimum wage [ [link removed] ].
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Transportation network company (TNC) law
A TNC is a company in Minnesota that connects passengers with drivers using an app for prearranged rides. Starting Dec. 1, 2024, new rules set minimum pay rates for drivers and establish processes for pay notifications and driver support. More information at dli.mn.gov/tnc [ [link removed] ].
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New nursing home rules about certification, holiday pay and notice start Jan. 1
New rules updating certification, notice posting and holiday pay requirements for nursing home workers were published Dec. 9, 2024, and take effect Jan. 1, 2025.
These rules also require posting information about workers' rights under the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Act. A notice template is available on the DLI's workplace notices and posters webpage [ [link removed] ].
Resources have been created and posted on the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board's holiday resources webpage [ [link removed] ] to help nursing home employers implement these standards.
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DLI releases report with recommendations to improve meat and poultry processing worker conditions
DLI has released a report [ [link removed] ] outlining recommendations to improve conditions for meat and poultry processing workers, in line with the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act passed in 2023. The law mandates an annual report about worker treatment, including insights from managers, supervisors, employers and workers. It also highlights the DLI's efforts to fulfill the law's requirements, such as hiring a worker rights coordinator.
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Survey
We want your feedback! DLI invites you to share what you found helpful in 2024 and what topics you want to explore in 2025. Your input is important for helping us better serve workers and employers. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey [ [link removed] ].
What do you think?
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Question of the month
"How late can a 15-year-old child work?"
* Children ages 14 and 15 cannot work before 7 a.m., after 9 p.m., more than 40 hours a week or more than eight hours a day. After they reach age 16, they cannot work after 11 p.m. on nights before school or before 5 a.m. on school days. Federal law is more restrictive for children under the age of 16 (see Minnesota Statutes 181A.04 [ [link removed] ]).
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Contact us
Contact us with wage and hour questions at 651-284-5075 or
[email protected]. Email
[email protected] with questions about earned sick and safe time.
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Phone: 651-284-5075 or 800-342-5354
Email:
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