Bill > SF2300

This bill modifies several provisions of Minnesota's earned sick and safe time (ESST) law. The changes include expanding the definition of "employee" to provide more clarity around who qualifies, particularly for agricultural workers, and adjusting the definition of "employer" to include businesses with four or more employees instead of one. The bill also updates notice requirements for using sick and safe time, allowing employers to require notice "reasonably required" rather than "as soon as practicable" and clarifying advance notice procedures. Documentation requirements are modified, reducing from three to two consecutive workdays the threshold for when an employer can request documentation, and specifying acceptable forms of documentation for various reasons like medical care or domestic violence. The bill also explicitly allows employees to voluntarily trade shifts to cover earned sick and safe time and provides more flexibility for employers with existing paid time off policies. Employers can now limit the application of ESST standards to no less than 160 hours in a 12-month period and cannot require employees to use ESST before other available paid leave. The bill includes provisions for collective bargaining agreements, waivers, and allows employers to advance sick and safe time to employees before accrual. Most provisions will become effective January 1, 2026.

Government Affairs, Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2300&ssn=0&y=2025