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Earned sick and safe time as of Jan. 1, 2024 <br />WHAT ADDITIONAL SICK AND SAFE TIME RESPONSIBILITIES DO EMPLOYERS HAVE? <br />In addition to providing their employees with one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 <br />hours each year, employers are required to: <br />•include the total number of earned sick and safe time hours accrued and available for use, as well as the total <br />number of earned sick and safe time hours used, on earnings statements provided to employees at the end of <br />each pay period; <br />•provide employees with a notice by Jan. 1, 2024 — or at the start of employment, whichever is later — in English <br />and in an employee’s primary language if that is not English, informing them about earned sick and safe time; and <br />•include a sick and safe time notice in the employee handbook, if the employer has an employee handbook. <br />The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry will prepare a uniform employee notice that employers can use <br />and will make it available in the five most common languages spoken in Minnesota. <br />CURRENT SICK AND SAFE TIME LOCAL ORDINANCES <br />Earned sick and safe time local ordinances already exist in the cities of Bloomington, Duluth, Minneapolis and St. <br />Paul, Minnesota. When Minnesota’s statewide earned sick and safe time law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024, employers <br />must follow the most protective law that applies to their employees. <br />Safe time <br />To address domestic <br />abuse, sexual assault <br />or stalking <br />Sick time <br />For physical or <br />mental health <br />conditions, illness <br />or injury <br />Labor Standards • 443 Lafayette Road N. • St. Paul, MN 55155 <br />651-284-5075 • 800-342-5354 • dli.mn.gov • dli.laborstandards@state.mn.us <br />Notice: This is a brief summary of Minnesota law. It is intended as a guide and is not to be considered a substitute for Minnesota Statutes regarding earned sick and safe leave. <br />Version 060723