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The Minnesota Wage & Hour blog, published by Peters, Revnew, Kappenman & Anderson, P.A., focuses on employment law issues specific to Minnesota. It covers topics such as state wage and hour laws, including minimum wage updates and earned sick and safe time regulations. The blog also addresses compliance with federal labor standards like the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Davis-Bacon Act, including recent regulatory changes and enforcement trends. Additionally, it discusses worker classification issues, paid family and medical leave requirements, and coordinated enforcement efforts between federal agencies. The content is aimed at helping employers and legal professionals navigate evolving wage, hour, and employment regulations in Minnesota and federally related labor laws.
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Nursing Mothers Soon Entitled to PAID Time to Express Breast Milk & Pregnancy Accommodations
Effective January 1, 2022, Minnesota employers with more than 15 employees will be required to provide PAID “reasonable break times each day” for a new mother (child less than 12 months old) to express breast milk. The Minnesota Women’s Economic…
DOL Fines Another Home Healthcare Company for Overtime Violations
On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued yet another press release regarding recovery (this time $1.5 million) of back wages for 242 home healthcare workers (this is not a MN employer, but this is a nationwide…
Minnesota District Court Holds Indian Tribe Immune from Suit under FLSA – Equal Pay Act
Back in 2016, one of the first posts I wrote on this blog concerned whether the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applied to Native American tribes. My conclusion was that there was currently no clear answer in Minnesota. However, we…
As Expected, DOL Withdraws Trump Administration Independent Contractor Status Rule
Well…I hate to say I called it but…on May 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule at 86 FR 24303, withdrawing the Independent Contractor Status rule issued January 7, 2021. As you may recall,…
Minnesota Supreme Court Holds PTO Handbook Terms May Create Unilateral Contract
I have spent plenty of time in the quaint small town of Plainview, Minnesota (where the City snowplow is a tractor and dump truck team), and so it’s fun to write about this one, but I feel for the City…
DOL Postpones Final Rule Regarding New Economic Reality Test for Independent Contractors
*UPDATE – THE FINAL RULE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN MAY 6, 2021.
Regardless of whether you call it a teeter totter or seesaw, the DOL continues its ups and downs with its interpretations of important laws. You may recall my January…
DOL Withdraws Several Opinion Letters Issued Under Trump Administration
I know you’re thinking, what possibly can a turtle hiding in his shell have to do with wage and hour law?! Since the Biden Administration has begun, several Department of Labor (DOL) opinion letters have been withdrawn (get it yet?)…
DOL: All Journalists May Qualify for FLSA Creative Professional Exemption from Overtime
In Opinion Letter FLSA2021-7, the second of four opinion letters released today, the U.S. Department of Labor clarified that journalists – no matter whether they work for a major newspaper or small-town community paper – may qualify for the…
DOL: Temporary Staffing Firms May Qualify for Retail or Service Establishment FLSA Overtime Exemption
Here’s one I didn’t see coming – the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2021-6 today, along with three others (see my other blog posts), which concluded that staffing firms that recruit, hire, and place employees on temporary…