Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/24/2023

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Earned and safe as of Jan,, WHAT ADDITIONAL SICK AND SAFE TIME RESPONSIBILITIES DO EMPLOYERS HAVE? In addition to providing their employees with one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 hours each year, employers are required to: • include the total number of earned sick and safe time hours accrued and available for use, as well as the total number of earned sick and safe time hours used, on earnings statements provided to employees at the end of each pay period; • provide employees with a notice by Jan. 1, 2024— or at the start of employment,whichever is later— in English and in an employee's primary language if that is not English, informing them about earned sick and safe time;and • include a sick and safe time notice in the employee handbook, if the employer has an employee handbook. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry will prepare a uniform employee notice that employers can use and will make it available in the five most common languages spoken in Minnesota. CURRENT SICK AND SAFE TIME LOCAL ORDINANCES Earned sick and safe time local ordinances already exist in the cities of Bloomington, Duluth, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.When Minnesota's statewide earned sick and safe time law goes into effect Jan. 1,2024,employers must follow the most protective law that applies to their employees. 00 Sick time Safe time For physical or To address domestic mental health abuse, sexual assault conditions, illness or stalking or injury DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY Labor Standards • 443 Lafayette Road N. • St. Paul, MN 55155 651-284-5075 • 800-342-5354• dli.mn.gov• dli.laborstandards@state.mn.us Notice: This is a brief summary of Minnesota law.It is intended as a guide and is not to be considered a substitute for Minnesota Statutes regarding earned sick and safe leave. Version 060723