What happened in the 2023-24 sessions? A business guide to new law changes

Aug 12, 2024

Keeping you informed on new law changes impacting businesses

 

The Minnesota Chamber is pleased to offer valuable information to our members and community business leaders. We have received many, many questions from our members about what happened during this legislative session, and we’re here to help you make sense of how it’s going to impact your business. The purpose of this information is to provide an overview of policies and laws and equip business leaders with an understanding of compliance requirements and upcoming changes.

Check back for further updates as they become available!

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Tax and Cost Increases

Many of the proposals that became law in the 2023 legislative session increase costs for your business and your employees. Read further to better understand which costs will increase and how they will impact you.

Business Compliance and Regulations

The 2023 legislative session brought many new regulations on business practices, from how employers run their benefits to mandating the benefits they offer.

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Timeline of new law implementation

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2023-24 Legislative Voting Record

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2024: What happened this session? A webinar of the 2024 statewide policy tour

What happened this session? Like last year, many business leaders are wondering what passed at the Legislature, what didn't and how it will all impact their business.     

Watch this on-demand webinar from the Minnesota Chamber's policy team to answer all of your questions. Issue areas include:

  • :40 - 2024 session overview
  • 4:05 - Environment and natural resources
  • 11:40 - Taxes
  • 14:20 - Market competition laws (antitrust)
  • 17:35 - Housing
  • 18:48 - Workplace management
  • 32:14 - Workforce development
  • 34:12 - Transportation
  • 41:45 - Health care
  • 45:26 - Energy, telecom and elections    
     


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2024: How can your business comply with new labor laws?

The first on-demand webinar focuses on the new regulations over which Minnesota’s Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has enforcement authority.  The webinar features experts from DLI including Josiah Moore, Legislative Director, and Dave Skovholt, Education and Engagement Program Administrator in the Labor Standards Division. 

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This on-demand webinar focuses specifically on Minnesota’s new paid family and medical leave mandate, which is within the jurisdiction of Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). 


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2024 Update on earned sick and safe time

Attorney Sara Lewenstein of Nilan Johnson Lewis shares about the Sick and Safe Time mandate. Sara specializes in Labor and Employment law and is well experienced in assisting employers on how to best comply ever-changing laws and regulations.


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2024 Understanding pay transparency

Attorney Mark Girouard of Nilan Johnson Lewis shares about changes in Pay Transparency. Mark specializes in Labor and Employment law and Business Litigation and is well experienced in state and federal issues surrounding pay and employment to help best inform employers.  


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2024 Understanding worker classification

Attorney Chelsea Bodin of Nilan Johnson Lewis shares about changes in worker classification. Chelsea specializes in Labor and Employment law and is well experienced in litigation and assisting employers with consultation on how to best comply ever-changing laws and regulations.


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2023: What happened this session? A webinar of the 2023 statewide policy tour

This year, the Legislature passed more policies impacting businesses than in the previous decade. What do these new laws mean for your business? What are the next steps in encouraging lawmakers to make Minnesota an attractive, competitive place for business and talent? Throughout June, the Chamber hosted a series of tours throughout the state. The below on-demand webinar is a digital version of that presentation from the Minnesota Chamber's policy team.

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2023: Overview of labor law changes

Featuring: Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach

After a busy Session that caused a host of new regulations, the Chamber recorded this webinar with Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner, Nicole Blissenbach. This session delves into the intricacies of the recent transformations in labor laws, discussing multiple new policies that are of vital importance to employers. Offering invaluable knowledge to help stay compliant, the Minnesota Chamber equips businesses with necessary information to adapt and thrive in a changing labor landscape.

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Webinar topic guide: 

  • Earned sick and safe time (4:39)
  • Paid family and medical leave (16:21)
  • Lactating employees, pregnancy accommodations and unpaid leave (20:36)
  • Restrictive franchise agreements prohibited (28:02)
  • Workplace veterans’ poster (31:13)
  • Construction Worker Wage Protection Act (32:42)
  • Packinghouse Workers Bill of Rights (35:49)
  • Recruitment in food processing employment (36:50)
  • Migrant Labor Law (37:53)
  • Ergonomics program (39:21)
  • Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers (47:29)
  • Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board (50:10)
  • Warehouse worker safety (51:58)
  • Minnesota OSHA policy and technical (53:39)
  • OSHA federal penalty conformity (56:50)
  • New requirements DLI does not enforce (59:34)

Additional resources

2023 legislative changes impacting the work of DLI: dli.mn.gov/business/codes-and-laws/laws-and-rules
Sick and Safe Time homepage: dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
Women’s Economic Security Act homepage: dli.mn.gov/newparents 
MDH’s related Breastfeeding Friendly Workplaces designation page: www.health.state.mn.us/people/breastfeeding/recognition/index.html
DEED’s Paid Family and Medical Leave homepage: https://mn.gov/deed/programs-services/paid-family/
Office of Cannabis Management: https://cannabis.state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Human Rights: https://mn.gov/mdhr/employers/
MNOSHA compliance: Warehouse workers: https://www.dli.mn.gov/about-department/rulemaking/mnosha-compliance-warehouse-workers
Minnesota Department of Human Rights | Pay history ban: https://mn.gov/mdhr/employers/pay-history-ban/
Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA) changes; new employee notice required: https://www.dli.mn.gov/newparents

 


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Featuring: DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek

In this webinar, the brand new commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) cover a variety topics – from new resource opportunities for business and workforce grants and the expected timeline of their availability to key information about the state’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program – all within the oversight of DEED. This webinar is brought to you by the Chamber’s Grow Minnesota! program.

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2023: Ban on noncompetes

Speaker Chris Ruska from Nilan Johnson will provide an expert's perspective on the new restrictions around noncompete agreements. The webinar discusses the implications and nuances of a potential ban on these agreements, helping businesses navigate these complex legal changes, while assessing how to protect intellectual property.

 

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2023: Legalization of marijuana

During the 2023 legislative session, policymakers legalized the recreational adult use of marijuana. The legalization date of August 1 is quickly approaching and it’s important for employers to be prepared for the potential impact on the workplace. To help prepare your business and your workforce, the Minnesota Chamber hosted with David James, a labor and employment attorney from Nilan Johnson Lewis. Get your questions answered on how to best prepare your workplace for this fast-approaching law change.

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2023: UPDATING WORKSPACES TO ACCOMMODATE EMPLOYEES

This session provides actionable insights on new regulations requiring workplaces to provide new accommodations for employees, including lactation spaces and break times for lactating employees, ergonomics standards for distribution centers and meatpacking or poultry processing sites. Tune in and find out from Katie Connolly of Nilan Johnson Lewis about how to update your workplaces to comply.

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Additional resources

Adult-Sized Changing Facilities: 

Lactation and Pregnancy Accommodations: 

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2023: Banning PFAS

The Legislature took the far-reaching step of moving toward a complete ban on PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) this session. There are several steps along the timeline from new reporting requirements to full ban in 2032. Tune into this webinar and hear from experts which items are impacted by these new regulations, which industries are exempted and how it might impact your supply chain and business.

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Additional resources

PFAS information from the MPCA


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2023: Earned sick and safe time

Join us for a live webinar on one of the largest compliance changes in the state’s legislative history, led by Courtney Blanchard from Nilan Johnson Lewis. This interactive session will discuss the essential facets of the recently passed mandated sick and safe time requirements. Don't miss this opportunity to understand the latest regulations and strategies for implementing and managing these brand-new policies in your organization.

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Additional resources

DLI FAQ on earned sick and safe time


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2023: Pay history question ban

During the last legislative session, the state legislature added new regulations surrounding the questions an employer can ask during hiring about pay history. This webinar is designed to help employers, HR professionals, hiring managers and other business executives understand how to comply with Minnesota's new pay history question ban taking effect on January 1, 2024. This content features Rebecca Lucero, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, who will lead the webinar.

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