Bill > HF2025

This bill modifies Minnesota's earned sick and safe time (ESST) provisions, making several key changes to existing employment law. The bill raises the threshold for employer coverage from businesses with one employee to those with 15 or more employees, and adjusts how sick and safe time is accrued and carried over. Employees will continue to earn one hour of ESST for every 30 hours worked, with a maximum of 48 hours per year, but can now carry over up to 80 hours of unused time. The bill also changes documentation requirements, reducing from three to two consecutive days the period after which an employer can request documentation for sick time use. Employers are now explicitly prohibited from requiring employees to find a replacement worker for unforeseeable sick time, though employees can voluntarily trade shifts. A new provision exempts new businesses from ESST requirements during their first year of operation. The bill maintains protections for employees' privacy, preventing employers from requiring detailed disclosures about medical conditions or personal circumstances related to sick time use. Additionally, the bill preserves employers' ability to maintain more generous sick time policies and allows for some flexibility through collective bargaining agreements, particularly in specific industries like building and construction trades.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2025&ssn=0&y=2025