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based on the employee's anniversary date of employment. While the employer may <br /> determine the accrual year, it is important to note that all employees must either 1) start <br /> accruing hours on Jan. 1, 2024, or 2) have at least 48 hours front loaded on Jan. 1, <br /> 2024. <br /> How does "front loading" versus accrual of hours affect carryover into the <br /> next year under Minnesota's ESST law? <br /> "Front loading" of ESST hours is an alternative method for providing ESST to <br /> employees. This option allows employers to record accrual of ESST once a year and <br /> avoid carry over of hours from year to year. Some employers may want to use this <br /> method to reduce the calculations and recordkeeping required for accrual by pay period <br /> (weekly, biweekly, twice monthly or monthly). <br /> Employers may choose whether hours will accrue each pay period or be "front loaded" <br /> at the start of each year. Option 1 allows for carryover, but employers can avoid <br /> carryover requirements by using either Option 2 or 3. <br /> Option 1. Accrual and carryover: <br /> • employees begin accruing ESST from their first day of employment; <br /> • ESST accrues at a rate of at least one hour for every 30 hours worked; <br /> • employees are permitted to accrue a minimum of up to 48 hours of ESST in a <br /> year (more if the employer agrees to a higher amount); and <br /> • employees can carry over unused ESST into the next year. However, at no time <br /> can an employee's accrued ESST exceed 80 hours (unless the employer agrees <br /> to a higher amount). <br /> Option 2. Front loading with pay out and no carryover: <br /> • A minimum of 48 hours of ESST is provided to an employee and made available <br /> for immediate use at the start of each year; and <br /> • unused ESST hours are paid out at the end of the accrual year at the employee's <br /> hourly rate. <br /> Option 3. Front loading with no pay out and no carryover: <br /> • A minimum of 80 hours of ESST is provided to an employee and made available <br /> for immediate use at the start of each year; and <br /> • the ESST hours the employee did not use are not paid out at the end of the <br /> accrual year. <br /> Sample scenario <br /> • Ana is a business owner. She employs Omar and front loads Omar's sick and <br /> safe time hours once a year. At the beginning of Omar's first year of employment, <br />