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The 2023 Minnesota legislative session was an active one and has resulted in a number of new employment law obligations for employers with Minnesota-based employees...

At a Glance - The trend of increasing workplace regulations by state and local governments continued throughout the second quarter of 2023.

Since 2014, Minnesota has provided applicants and employees with protections if they lawfully use cannabis for medicinal purposes. Starting August 1…

Under a new Minnesota law legalizing recreational marijuana, beginning August 1, 2023, individuals 21 years of age or older may possess or transport up to two ounces of cannabis flower...

Changes to the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act effective on August 1, 2023, employers may no longer require routine physical examination cannabis testing for most positions nor can they require cannabis testing on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

Buffalo Grove trustees approved contract agreements with the village’s police and fire unions, along with salary increases for both. The Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighter/Paramedic Association Local 3177 ratified a two-year deal April 30 that goes from this past May 1 through April 30, 2025. Wages were updated to reflect a 2% increase for firefighters/paramedics and

Minnesota recreational cannabis bill House File 100 pending Minnesota governor to sign, Minnesota Recreation Marijuana law will permit 21 year olds to possess, transport, grow and consume cannabis and Minnesota recreation cannabis law will protect employees consumption of pot

We are close to the end of the 2023 Minnesota legislative session, and the legislature has left employers in the weeds with all the drastic changes. Namely, the legislature sent...

The 2023 Minnesota legislative session, which ended May 22, was chock-full of critical employment law developments that will have immediate and ongoing impacts for employers in...

With just days remaining in the legislative session, Minnesota lawmakers remain on track to legalize recreational marijuana, significantly modify the state’s drug-testing law, and limit...