(St. Paul, MN) -- Besides the new Paid Leave program, there are other new employment laws that begin tomorrow on January 1st. Minnesotans who earn minimum wage are getting a raise. The new state minimum wage is now $11.41. Workers in the state must be allowed a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to use the nearest convenient restroom for each consecutive four hours of work. The old law just said "adequate time." And, a 30-minute meal break must be provided by employers for every six consecutive hours of work.
Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris agreement. It is also a decade sin...