The Minnesota Legislature recently concluded its 2023 session with the passage of a comprehensive paid family medical leave bill Mn Chapter 59 and an omnibus labor bill Mn Chapter 53 that will impose significant new obligations on Minnesota employers. Governor Walz promptly signed all bills.
Dorsey’s prior e-update focused on Minnesota’s impending ban on new non-competition agreements between employers and employees. The legislature also passed a statewide sick and safe leave requirement, a paid family and medical leave program that includes new protected leave rights for Minnesota employees, and expanded protections for pregnant and nursing employees, among other new provisions targeting certain industries (such as meat packers and the construction industry). The legislature also passed a recreational marijuana bill, which will further complicate drug testing and discipline for Minnesota employers.
Expanded Pregnancy and Nursing Protections Effective July 1, 2023 (included in Mn Chapter 53)
Under existing law, employers that employ over 21 employees must provide reasonable break times each day to an employee who needs to express breast milk. Effective July 1, 2023, all employers with more than one employee must comply with the statute. In addition, an employer’s right to require nursing breaks to run concurrent with scheduled break times has been curtailed, and the former exception for breaks that would unduly disrupt the employer’s operations has been revoked. An...
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