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1 week ago | 
mondaq.com | Bruce Douglas |Colin H. Hargreaves |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsThe U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled infavor of a natural gas distribution company that discharged anemployee who failed a random drug test. The court found that federal laws, including the Natural GasPipeline Safety Act, the Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Safety Act, andDOT drug and alcohol testing regulations preempted DATWA'semployment protections regarding drug testing.
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2 weeks ago | 
ogletree.com | Bruce Douglas |Colin H. Hargreaves |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsThe U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled in favor of a natural gas distribution company that discharged an employee who failed a random drug test. The court found that federal laws, including the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, the Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Safety Act, and DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations preempted DATWA’s employment protections regarding drug testing.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Bruce Douglas |Samantha Bragg |Colin H. Hargreaves
MNDOLI published both the fact sheet and video overview in various
languages. This article highlights some key guidance found in
MNDOLI's newly published FAQs about the ESST law. The FAQs also cover other topics not
addressed in this article.
Only time worked in Minnesota will require accrual of sick and
safe time.
ESST hours accrue only during hours worked. The law does not
require ESST hours to accrue when an employee is not working (e.g.,
while using ESST hours).
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Bruce Douglas |Colin H. Hargreaves
Minnesota recently enacted a statewide paid sick and safe time leave law that will become effective on January 1, 2024. Four Minnesota cities—Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, and Bloomington (one of the largest metropolitan-area suburbs)—already had such laws in effect since as early as 2017. Most of these ordinances are similar in their key provisions for the accrual and use of earned sick and safe time (ESST).
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Colin H. Hargreaves
Four Minnesota cities—Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, and Bloomington (one of the largest metropolitan-area suburbs)—already had such laws in effect since as early as 2017. Most of these ordinances are similar in their key provisions for the accrual and use of earned sick and safe time (ESST). The state statute, however, affords employers an important new option that is unavailable under three of the local ordinances, and it may be useful for some employers.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Andrew E. Tanick |Colin H. Hargreaves |Zachary Zagger
Minnesota became the latest state to offer statewide paid family
and medical leave as part of a series of sweeping and fundamental changes to
Minnesota employment law made in the 2023 legislative session.
Quick Hits
Minnesota's new law creates a paid family and medical leave
program to provide partial wage replacement for employees for
twelve to twenty weeks in a fifty-two-week period for medical
leave, bonding, caring for a family member, safety leave, or a
qualifying exigency leave.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Colin H. Hargreaves |Andrew E. Tanick
Minnesota became the latest state to offer statewide paid family and medical leave as part of a series of sweeping and fundamental changes to Minnesota employment law made in the 2023 legislative session. Quick Hits Minnesota’s new law creates a paid family and medical leave program to provide partial wage replacement for employees for twelve to twenty weeks in a fifty-two-week period for medical leave, bonding, caring for a family member, safety leave, or a qualifying exigency leave.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Andrew E. Tanick |Colin H. Hargreaves |Zachary Zagger
Minnesota became the latest state to offer statewide paid family and medical leave as part of a series of sweeping and fundamental changes to Minnesota employment law made in the 2023 legislative session. Quick HitsMinnesota’s new law creates a paid family and medical leave program to provide partial wage replacement for employees for twelve to twenty weeks in a fifty-two-week period for medical leave, bonding, caring for a family member, safety leave, or a qualifying exigency leave.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Colin H. Hargreaves
On May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation
that adds a new section to the labor and employment law of
Minnesota to prohibit employers from taking adverse employment
action against employees who decline to attend employer-sponsored
meetings regarding religious or political matters.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Colin H. Hargreaves
On May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed into law omnibus legislation that includes an amendment
to Minnesota's labor law that protects employees' right to
discuss the employees' own wages. This amendment further
defines the types of adverse action that an employer may not take
against employees for exercising that right. The effective date of
this amendment is July 1, 2023.
