Seyfarth Synopsis: Minnesota, also known as “the land of 10,000 lakes” is quickly becoming “the land of 10,000 paid sick leave laws.” Last month, Bloomington became the fourth Minnesota city to pass a citywide Earned Sick and Safe Leave ordinance, requiring all private employers with one or more employees to provide eligible employees with safe and sick leave. The ordinance becomes effective on July 1, 2023.

On June 13, 2021, Bloomington’s City Council unanimously approved a citywide Earned Sick and Safe Leave (“ESSL”) ordinance, which requires covered employers to provide eligible Bloomington employees with one hour of paid ESSL for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year. Employers with less than five employees only have to provide unpaid ESSL.[1]

Bloomington is the fourth city in Minnesota to require covered employers to provide paid sick leave to eligible employees.[2] The new citywide ordinance goes into effect on July 1, 2023.

Key Ordinance Highlights

Here are the key highlights of the Ordinance:

• Employer Coverage: Employer coverage under the Ordinance is very broad, defining “employer” to include an individual, partnership, association, corporation, nonprofit organization, or group of persons employing one or more employees. The definition of “employer” does not include public employers, such as the United States, Minnesota or any political subdivision of the state, or any county or local government, except Bloomington.
• Employee Definition: “...

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