Last year’s Minnesota legislative session resulted in a 1,000-page omnibus bill that included significant changes to the state’s labor and employment laws. As this year’s legislative session comes to a close, we predict a range of developments in employment and labor-related laws to emerge in omnibus bills or to be passed last minute due to the existing legislative divide. This means a repeat of lengthy omnibus bills with uncertainty about what will make it to the governor’s desk after the close of session on May 19, 2025.

Quick Hits

• Minnesota’s legislative session will conclude with an omnibus bill introducing significant proposed changes to labor and employment laws, with more developments expected by the end of the session on May 19, 2025.
• A provision in the omnibus bill would mandate that Minnesota employers provide a thirty-minute meal break for employees working six or more consecutive hours and a fifteen-minute rest break every four hours, with penalties for noncompliance.
• SF 3045 / HF 2783 would prohibit employers from retaliating against employees for their political contributions or activities, with violations classified as gross misdemeanors and provisions for civil action.

Omnibus Budget and Policy Bills

Several omnibus bills have emerged that may impact employers. An omnibus bill is a large bill generally made up of numerous smaller bills on the same broad topic. Often, the smaller bills are heard in committee and then laid over for possible inclusion in...

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