Minnesota employers should be sure to have an updated minimum wage poster (required), reflecting the new minimum wage ($10.59 for large employers, and $8.63 for other wages). It can be downloaded for free here. Also – don’t forget Minneapolis minimum wages are more and increase every July 1. A schedule of those wage increases
Happy New Year! Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance In Effect
As I have blogged about previously, the City of Minneapolis’ Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance went into effect January 1, 2020. While Minneapolis adopted some of the State of Minnesota’s Wage Theft Act, it also added additional requirements, summarized below compliments of the City of Minneapolis:
Under the ordinance, employers must:
- Provide employees with written
Minneapolis Releases Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance Example Notice and Required Poster
Employers with employees working 80 hours a year within Minneapolis should remember that the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance goes into effect JANUARY 1, 2020. If you want more details about the ordinance and how it is different than the Minnesota Wage Theft Prevention Act, you can read my previous blog here. In
Minneapolis Considering Freelance Worker Protection Ordinance As Companion to Its Wage Theft Ordinance
On September 12, 2019, three City of Minneapolis Council members shared a draft ordinance, the Minneapolis Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance. As it is just in the draft stages, I won’t go into great detail here, but to point it out. For those Minnesota employers who rely on independent contractors – the development of this
Minneapolis’ Wage Theft Ordinance Takes Effect January 1, 2020 for ALL Employees
Just as soon as Minnesota employers start to understand the new Minnesota Wage Theft Law (enacted July 1, 2019), the City of Minneapolis has passed its own ordinance, the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance, effective January 1, 2020. Employers located in Minneapolis and employers located outside of Minneapolis but who have employees who work
Minneapolis Revises Sick & Safe Time Rules for Non-Resident Employers
Effective July 3, 2019, the City of Minneapolis’ revised rules implementing the Sick & Safe Time Ordinance Rules go into effect. Notably, non-resident employers (employers located outside of Minneapolis but who have employees performing work in Minneapolis) are now subject to enforcement. If non-resident employers provided employees with a paid time off program or paid
Reminder! Minneapolis Minimum Wage Increases July 1, 2019
Employers (wherever located) with employees working in Minneapolis – don’t forget that the minimum wage increases today, July 1, 2019, to $11/hr for small businesses and $12.25 for large businesses.
Quick Facts – Reminders:
- Small business = 100 or fewer employees.
- Large business = more than 100 employees.
- An “employee” is someone who works at
Reminder – Minnesota State Minimum Wage Increases On January 1, 2019
Quick reminder – on January 1, 2019, Minnesota’s minimum wage will increase to $9.86 per hour for large employers, and $8.04 an hour for all others (small employers, training wage rate and youth wage rate). Employers located in Minneapolis should already be paying $10.25 per hour for small businesses and $11.25 for large (more than
Small Minneapolis Businesses – Minneapolis’ Minimum Wage Ordinance Takes Effect July 1
Small businesses (100 or fewer employees) have less than one month left until the first phase of the Minneapolis Minimum Wage Ordinance goes into effect. The Minneapolis Minimum Wage Ordinance went into effect for large business (more than 100 employees) on January 1, 2018, when the minimum wage increased to $10.00. However, as I mentioned
Minneapolis’ and St. Paul’s Sick and Safe Time Ordinances Updates
We are less than a month away from the 1-year anniversary of when the Minneapolis and Saint Paul sick and safe time ordinances went into effect. Both cities have recently released a tracking spreadsheet available to employers to compute and track accrual and use of sick and safe time hours. Minneapolis employers can use this