News from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

July 2025

Review 2025 law changes, including ESST updates

Effective July 1, 2025, changes to earned sick and safe time (ESST) will allow employers to require reasonable notice for unforeseeable absences, lower the documentation threshold to two consecutive workdays and clarify that employees can voluntarily trade shifts to cover ESST hours. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Minnesota law will clarify and reinforce that employers may advance ESST based on anticipated hours, ensuring any shortfall is covered. View DLI’s legislative session summary document, which provides an overview of all the DLI-related laws that passed during the 2025 regular and special sessions.

Webinar:  Workplace protections for pregnant and nursing parents

In honor of National Breastfeeding Month next month, join a webinar on the Women’s Economic Security Act and workplace protections for pregnant and nursing employees. Learn about legal rights, employer responsibilities and programs that support family-friendly workplaces.

• Aug. 6, from 10-11:15 a.m. Register for the webinar.
• Aug. 14, from 2-3:15 p.m. Register for the webinar.

2025 Youth Skills Training grant recipients announced

Seventeen partnerships across Minnesota will receive funding to develop and expand programs to offer meaningful career exposure and paid work experience for students 16 years of age and older. Read more about the grants.

New edition of COMPACT newsletter available

The June edition of COMPACT, DLI's quarterly newsletter geared toward workers' compensation professionals, was published June 25. This newsletter provides the most recent news and case information in the field of workers' compensation. Subscribe today!

New edition of the CCLD Review newsletter available

A new edition of the CCLD Review newsletter for construction and code professionals was recently sent to subscribers. Catch-up on the latest news.

MNOSHA fatality, serious-injury investigation summaries online

Each month, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance publishes current, updated summaries of its fatality investigations and serious-injury investigations.

For the federal-fiscal-year that began Oct. 1, 2024, MNOSHA has investigated 13 fatalities through June 25.

The information provided about each investigation is:  the inspection number, date of incident and worksite city; the type of business and number of employees; a description of the event; and the outcome of the MNOSHA Compliance investigation.

• View the summaries.

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