In recent years, Minnesota has enacted sweeping legislation impacting Minnesota employers at a break-neck pace. As the most recent legislative session came to a close, another set of new and supplemental laws was passed and...more
6/7/2024
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Wage and Hour
Governor Tim Walz has signed into law significant changes to Minnesota’s independent contractor and employment laws. Effective July 1, all employers, as well as their owners, risk significantly increased penalties for...more
5/29/2024
/ Construction Workers ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the Minnesota attorney general’s broad power to investigate Wage Theft Act and alleged pay practice violations....more
1/10/2022
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Investigations ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lack of Authority ,
MN Supreme Court ,
Scope of Authority ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft