HF 11 Summary

• Establishes earned sick and safe time requirements for Minnesota employers, requiring employees to accrue a minimum of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year, effective 180 days after enactment.

• Permits use of accrued time for employee illness, family member care, domestic abuse/sexual assault/stalking situations, weather emergencies, and communicable disease exposure, with 90-day waiting period before first use.

• Prohibits employer retaliation for requesting or using earned sick and safe time, requires advance notice of accrual amounts, and mandates posting of employee rights information.

• Increases civil penalties for employer violations from $1,000 to $10,000 per violation and authorizes individual lawsuits by employees for damages, attorney fees, and injunctive relief within 3 years.

• Appropriates $2,469,000 in fiscal year 2021 to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry for enforcement, with bases of $4,143,000 (FY 2022) and $3,841,000 (FY 2023).