Just as soon as Minnesota employers start to understand the new Minnesota Wage Theft Law (enacted July 1, 2019), the City of Minneapolis has passed its own ordinance, the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance, effective January 1, 2020.  Employers located in Minneapolis and employers located outside of Minneapolis but who have employees who work at least 80 hours per year in the City, must adhere to the Ordinance. What Is Different Between the State…

For anyone that thought something looked different on my blog, you are right!  Effective November 1, 2019, our firm (formerly Seaton, Peters & Revnew) is now Peters, Revnew, Kappenman & Anderson, P.A. following the retirement of founding shareholder Doug Seaton.  Doug has gone on to found the Upper Midwest Law Center, a non-profit public interest law firm.  It was a pleasure to work with Doug over the past 13 years and I wish him…

Except or Non-Exempt?  That is the question (which should not be answered by eenie-meenie-miney-mo)!  The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its Final Rule today (September 24, 2019) regarding the overtime exceptions under the so-called “white collar” exemptions.  As you may recall, the DOL previously issued a final rule in May 2016, but that rule was declared invalid, and the appeal held in abeyance pending this new Final Rule.  Accordingly, today the DOL has rescinded…

Employers who are required to submit the 2017 and 2018 Component 2 EEO-1 data (wage data) can now do so via the EEOC’s portal here.  In addition, the EEOC has released a FAQ that may answer many employer questions such as filing requirements, summary compensation data, hours worked, multi-establishment reporting, acquisitions and mergers, spinoffs, professional employer organizations, the online filing system, confidentiality and data security.…

Not to be outdone by the State of Minnesota’s Wage Theft Law, the City of Minneapolis is proposing its own wage theft ordinance, which “compliments” its Minimum Wage and Sick and Safe Time ordinances. The new wage theft ordinance would allow the City to investigate wage theft complaints on its turf. On July 29, 2019, there is a public hearing on the proposed ordinance, which is expected to pass at the August 9, 2019…

Effective July 3, 2019, the City of Minneapolis’ revised rules implementing the Sick & Safe Time Ordinance Rules go into effect.  Notably, non-resident employers (employers located outside of Minneapolis but who have employees performing work in Minneapolis) are now subject to enforcement. If non-resident employers provided employees with a paid time off program or paid leave plan that was available for uses including illness, and the employer is adopting that plan now to comply with…

Employers (wherever located) with employees working in Minneapolis – don’t forget that the minimum wage increases today, July 1, 2019, to $11/hr for small businesses and $12.25 for large businesses. Quick Facts – Reminders: Small business = 100 or fewer employees. Large business = more than 100 employees. An “employee” is someone who works at least 2 hours in Minneapolis in a workweek (even if the employer is located elsewhere). Tips/gratuities don’t count towards minimum…