MN SF1143

Employers must provide new employees with a written notice within seven days of employment start, containing pay rates, allowances, paid time-off accruals, employment status, deductions, pay schedule, employer contact information, and whether the employer is a staffing agency.

Employees may request written earnings statements instead of electronic ones with at least 24 hours notice, and employers must comply with that request on an ongoing basis.

Employers must notify employees of changes to employment terms in writing or electronically by the next earnings statement date following when changes take effect.

The commissioner shall issue a written warning upon first finding of violations of notice requirements; multiple violations discovered during the same investigation are considered a single violation.

Changes to Minnesota Statutes section 181.101 clarify wage payment requirements with specific language regarding penalty calculations for unpaid wages and commissions.