MN SF34

Establishes mandatory earned sick and safe time requirements for Minnesota employers, effective January 1, 2024, requiring a minimum of one hour accrual per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours annually, with a maximum carryover of 80 hours.

Permits employees to use accrued time for personal health needs, family member care, domestic abuse/sexual assault/stalking situations, public emergencies, communicable disease exposure, and related purposes.

Prohibits employer retaliation for requesting or using earned sick and safe time and requires employers to maintain health insurance coverage and pay rates during leave usage.

Applies to employees working at least 80 hours annually and includes temporary and part-time workers; exempts construction industry employees if paid prevailing wage rates or apprenticeship agreement rates.

Appropriates $1.445 million (FY 2024) and $2.209 million (FY 2025) to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry for enforcement, plus additional funds for community organization grants, system programming, and state agency compliance costs.