I have spent plenty of time in the quaint small town of Plainview, Minnesota (where the City snowplow is a tractor and dump truck team), and so it’s fun to write about this one, but I feel for the City (which voted to sell the liquor store in August 2020 while this appeal was pending).
Employer Obligations Under the Federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act
In addition to my blog about the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLA), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Families First Act or FFCRA) also contains the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA). Emergency paid sick time (EPST) will go into effect 15 days after the Families Act is enacted – April 1,
Minneapolis Amends New Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance
As I wrote about earlier this May, the City of Minneapolis has enacted a sick and safe leave (SSL) ordinance, effective July 1, 2017. However, just last Friday, September 23, 2016, after tireless work by the Minneapolis Regional Chamber’s Workforce Fairness Coalition, the Minneapolis City Council adopted several revisions to the ordinance that are
St. Paul Follows Minneapolis, Enacting Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, Effective July 1, 2017
As predicted in my earlier post, on September 7, 2016, St. Paul joined Minneapolis in unanimously approving a sick and safe leave ordinance – with a very big difference. Unlike Minneapolis, the St. Paul ordinance mandates paid leave be provided by all sizes of employers. For purposes of the St. Paul Ordinance, an “employer”
Minnesota Mourns Prince But Bereavement Leave Not Mandatory
Minnesotans – along with the nation – were shocked to learn yesterday that Prince passed away at his home, Paisley Park Studios, in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Naturally, when I heard of all of the memorials and fans headed to Paisley Park to pay their respects (after the rain, nonetheless leaving a beautiful rainbow over the property),