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HF2025 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Earned sick and safe time provisions modified.

Related bill: SF2300

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

This Minnesota legislative bill aims to update and change the rules surrounding earned sick and safe time for employees. It seeks to modify existing statutes to ensure that employees have access to and can use sick and safe time effectively.

Main Provisions

  • Definition of Employer: The bill redefines "employer" to include entities with at least 15 employees, widening the scope to include various organizations such as corporations, partnerships, and government bodies.

  • Accrual and Use of Sick and Safe Time: Employees earn one hour of sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year. Employers can allow employees to accrue more time but are not required.

  • Carryover and Payout: Employees may carry over unused sick and safe time to the next year, up to 80 hours, unless employers choose to pay for unused time at the end of the year. New provisions allow accrued time to be immediately available at the start of the subsequent year under certain conditions.

  • Notice and Documentation: The bill permits employers to request advanced notice of sick and safe time usage, not exceeding seven days, where the need is foreseeable. Documentation requirements are outlined for longer absences, but privacy regarding details of domestic abuse or medical conditions is protected.

  • Replacement Workers: Employees cannot be forced to find a replacement to cover their hours when using earned sick and safe time.

  • Exemptions and Other Policies: There are allowances for employers providing more generous sick and safe time policies than the minimum standard. The bill also mentions that new businesses are exempt from these regulations during their first year of operation.

  • Collective Bargaining Agreements: The bill stipulates that these provisions can be modified or waived through collective bargaining agreements with labor organizations.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

This bill introduces several changes to the existing law: - Expands the definition of employers to cover more entities. - Adjusts accrual limits and conditions for sick and safe time. - Introduces a flexible framework for documenting the need for time off due to various personal and family health-related reasons. - Permits more strategic planning and ease of use for both employees and employers regarding sick and safe time policies.

Relevant Terms

earned sick and safe time, employer, employee accrual, carryover, notice requirements, documentation, replacement worker, new business exemption, collective bargaining agreement, Minnesota employee rights.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 09, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toWorkforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This section addresses the definition of 'Employer' and maintains that in the case of an employee leasing company or professional employer organization, the taxpaying employer as described in section 268.046, subdivision 1, remains the employer.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "268.046, subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Clarification regarding the inclusion of participants and their representatives as employers."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Section 256B.0711 is referenced to provide definitions related to individual providers and participants' representatives in public welfare contexts.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "256B.0711, subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Section 177.50 is applied in the context of staffing agencies supplying temporary employees, designating the staffing agency as the employer unless otherwise noted contractually.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "177.50"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Specification relating to the minimum wage requirements when paying out accrued sick time."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Section 177.24 is referenced as the minimum wage standard which must be considered during payment of accrued sick and safe time.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "177.24"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This provision in the United States Code is acknowledged for determining overtime exemption status applicable in calculating earned sick and safe time accruals.",
      "modified": [
        "Implementation of 40-hour workweek standard for exempt employees regarding sick time accrual."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(1)"
  }
]

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