Minneapolis Sick Time Ordinance
This event focuses a conversation on how the new Mpls ordinances regarding "paid sick and safe time" would affect businesses operating in Mpls but not located there.
Effective July 1, 2017, the ordinance requires any company with 6 or more employees to provide paid sick and safe time at a specified accrual rate to all employees who work within the Minneapolis city limits for 80 hours or more per year—regardless of whether the employer has an office in Minneapolis.
In contrast, the Minneapolis ordinance will impose a one-size-fits-all mandate on most businesses operating within Minneapolis—even businesses that have no physical presence in the city. This heavy-handed approach will stifle employers’ current initiatives, burden businesses with significant administrative costs, lead to unintentional errors that could result in fines, and interfere in workplace operations.
Furthermore, the Minneapolis ordinance is a troubling step toward a patchwork of rules that businesses must navigate as they cross city lines. Both St. Paul and Duluth are also considering similar ordinances. To create a healthy economy for all Minnesotans, Minnesota’s businesses need uniform rules across the state—rules that do not restrict the ability of each business to implement a leave policy that fits its particular business model.
Speaker: Cam Winston, Director of Energy and Labor-Management Policy at the Minnesota Chamber.
WED., SEPT 7
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES VADNAIS HEIGHTS
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Free to attend
Register HERE
VHEDC will be co-hosting with this event with the White Bear Chamber.
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