News from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

November 2025

Updated minimum-wage, new Paid Leave posters available

Minnesota law requires employers to provide some notices to their employees and requires certain posters to be displayed in a location where employees can easily see them. The notices and posters are available at no cost on the Workplace notices and posters webpage and need to be updated only when Minnesota law changes. New minimum-wage rates and the state's Paid Leave program begin Jan. 1, 2026. The updated minimum-wage poster and new Paid Leave posters are each available in five languages. Sign up to be notified when Minnesota notices or posters have been updated or added.

Commissioners tour Aagard for Manufacturing Month On Oct. 27, DLI Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach (left) and Officer of Higher Education Commissioner Denis Olson (second from left) visited manufacturing and engineering company Aagard in Alexandria, Minnesota, to recognize Manufacturing Month. Attendees toured the facility, hosted a discussion with business and agency partners about workforce training and resources and met with participants of local dual-training programs. Learn more about workforce initiatives from DLI.

Webinar:  Understanding wage theft and how to protect your rights as a worker

Wage theft occurs when an employer fails to pay a worker their correct wages. This webinar will cover what wage theft is, how it occurs, and how workers can protect their rights. We’ll discuss common scenarios like unpaid overtime and incorrect wage deductions, along with steps to take if wage theft happens. Join us to learn how to identify and address wage theft in the workplace. 

• Dec. 17, from 9-10 a.m. Register for the webinar.

Register today for the North Country Code Seminar

Registration is open for the 2026 North Country Code Seminar designed for electrical installers, engineers and inspectors. This seminar will review the significant changes found in the 2026 National Electrical Code (NEC) and is based on the 2026 NEC Analysis of Changes published by the Independent Alliance of the Electrical Industry (IAEI).

Dual-Training Pipeline Speaker Series is Nov. 18

Join the next Speaker Series from 9 to 10 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2025, featuring Rachel Rouse of Emerge Coaching and the presentation Diverse Minds, Unified Goals:  A Journey into Neurodiversity at Work. Sign-up for the webinar.

New edition of the Apprenticeship Works newsletter available

Catch-up on news about registered apprenticeship in Minnesota in the new edition of the Apprenticeship Works newsletter.  Want to learn more about registered apprenticeship or how to start a program at your business? The next Apprenticeship 101 webinar is Dec. 2, 2025.

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, 2025, MNOSHA has investigated three fatalities through Oct. 29.

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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