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Important changes impacting Minnesota employers have passed the MN House and MN Senate and are set to be signed by Governor Walz. A brief overview of what you need to know:   Paid Family and Medical Leave The final version of Paid Family and Medical Leave legislation has been passed by the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate, and Governor Walz has indicated he is ready to sign the bill. The final bill provides annual maximum paid benefits of up to 20 weeks in a year for bonding, family care, medical care related to pregnancy, serious health conditions,

Parenting time schedules are crafted to meet each family’s unique situation. Whether you’re thinking of a new parenting time arrangement or about transitioning to a summer schedule, below are four things to think about for the upcoming summer. Summer Care Once children start school, a common question is how summer childcare is handled. Are the kids able to return full-time to a former childcare provider, will a family member such as grandma or grandpa be helping, will they attend a summer program, or will one parent provide for their care? What is best for one family may not work for

On April 14, 2023, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill aimed at significantly curbing the use of non-compete agreements for Minnesota workers. The Senate’s bill bans non-compete agreements for employees and independent contractors working in Minnesota. Here’s what you need to know: Definition of “Non-Compete”. The bill passed by the Senate defines a “non-compete” agreement to be any agreement that restricts the employee, after termination, from performing work for another employer for a specific period of time, performing work within a specified geographic area, or performing work for another employer in a capacity similar to the employee’s work for the

Paperwork. When hiring any new employee – whether full time, part-time, permanent, seasonal/temporary – it’s important to ensure you have all the appropriate paperwork completed, filed (if required), and kept in a secure personnel file for every employee, even those that are seasonal. This includes, but is not limited to, new hire reporting to the State, tax withholding paperwork (e.g. W-4); Form I-9; payroll records, and, importantly, the relatively-recently required MN Wage Theft Act Employee Notice. Classifying Employees. Properly classifying employees as exempt or non-exempt (not necessarily synonymous with salaried vs hourly) and paying them appropriately is one of the