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DEPARTMENT OF <br /> inn, ii <br /> LABOR <br /> FAQS: EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME (ESST <br /> Contents <br /> • Fast facts <br /> • Basic information <br /> • General questions <br /> • Earning hours: Accrual, front-loading and carryover <br /> • Rates of pay (coming soon) <br /> • Recordkeeping and notice to employees (coming soon) <br /> • Using ESST hours (coming soon) <br /> • Complaints and violations (coming soon) <br /> Fast facts <br /> • Minnesota's earned sick and safe time (ESST) law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024. <br /> • Employers must provide each employee in Minnesota at least one hour of paid <br /> sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 hours of accrued <br /> ESST a year. An employee is anyone who works at least 80 hours in a year for <br /> an employer in Minnesota and is not an independent contractor. <br /> • An employer's existing leave policy, such as paid time off (PTO), may already <br /> fully or partially meet Minnesota's earned sick and safe time requirements. <br /> • ESST local ordinances are in effect in the cities of Bloomington, Duluth, <br /> Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and may differ from the state's ESST <br /> requirements. Employers are responsible for following the ESST requirements <br /> most favorable to their employees. <br /> • The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is responsible for enforcing <br /> ESST requirements. In addition, affected employees may bring a civil lawsuit to <br /> address ESST violations. <br /> Basic information <br /> What is Minnesota's earned sick and safe time law? <br /> Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Minnesota's earned sick and safe time law requires employers to <br /> provide paid leave to employees who work in the state. An employee is anyone who <br />