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What You Need To Know- On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, the Minnesota legislature passed a statewide paid sick and safe time mandate, known as Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST),...

(KNSI) - The Minnesota House Workforce Committee will take up the Paid Family and Medical Leave bill Thursday....

California - Vehicle Tracking Devices: Effective January 1, 2023, the California Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to permit alternatives to stickers and license...

The city of Seattle has created a permanent paid sick and time off benefits system for app-based workers. 

“There are no exceptions to the rule — there could be some major impacts on smaller businesses as written,” said Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce President Carrie Johnston

On February 28, 2023, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor (PDOL) published regulations concerning three distinct types of job-protected paid leave employers must provide...

Bloomington’s and St. Paul’s City Councils recently unanimously approved amendments to their Earned Sick and Safe Time ESST Ordinances which obligate employers to pay employees when they take time off for health and safety needs.

Last week I watched the debate on the Minnesota House floor of HF19 (Earned Sick and Safe Time) and attended a presentation at the Methodist Church in Rochester on HF2 (Paid Family Leave). Here is the incredible bad news that these bills address: one-third of Minnesota workers (900,000+) have no sick time benefit, let alone short term disability pay! OMG! These benefits have been around, if not universal, since WWII. When and where have they gone?

Responding to increased attention to worker protections promoting public health and safety, both Bloomington’s and St. Paul’s City Councils recently unanimously approved amendments to...

Earned Sick & Safe Time - After hours of lively debate Thursday afternoon and evening, the Earned Sick & Safe Time bill, H.F. 19 (Rep. Liz Olson, DFL-Duluth), was passed...