July 24, 2023
A new law requires employers to provide all employees with earned sick and safe time beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
A new law passed during the 2023 legislative session, Chapter 53, that will require employers to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave.
All Minnesota cities will want to begin preparing for the new paid leave benefit for their employees beginning Jan. 1, 2024. The new law applies to any employer with one or more employees, so there is no small city exemption, and all Minnesota cities will be covered. In addition, this new law covers all employees, including part-time and temporary employees.
Cities that provide earned sick and safe time to employees under a paid time off policy are not required to provide additional earned sick and safe time, as long as the policy meets the same conditions or exceeds the minimum standard of the law.
Thus, cities with an existing sick and safe leave policy or ordinance may find it helpful to use the League’s model personnel policy (doc) to make a side-by-side comparison of their existing leave policy with the new earned sick and safe leave language. This can help to more readily discern where enhancements to city policies are required, and where city policies may be richer than Minnesota law.
With 2024 budgeting processes under way in many cities, cities will want to be sure to factor in any additional paid time off accrual for employees. Contact your payroll system vendor to add a pay code for earned sick...
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