Dan Prokott Discusses Proposed Paid 'Sick and Safe Time' Legislation in Minnesota Lawyer

​A bill is being debated in the Minnesota Legislature this year that would guarantee paid "sick and safe time" for Minnesota employees. If passed, Minnesota would become just the second state to require paid sick leave for private sector employers.

Under the proposed legislation, employers would be required to provide employees who have worked more than 30 days with sick leave, equal to at least one hour per 30 hours worked, up to at least 72 hours per year for employers with 21 or more employees and up to at least 40 hours per year for employers with fewer than 21 employees. The bill goes further to define how the time may be used and carried over from year to year or after breaks in employment.

Dan Prokott, partner in Faegre Baker Daniels' labor and employment practice, discussed the impact the bill would have on Minnesota employers if passed in an article in Minnesota Lawyer.

"This is an intrusion on the rights of employers to establish the terms and conditions of employment," Prokott said. "They are making the human resources decisions for [businesses]…It's burdensome, expensive and not something we really need. It's just a bad bill for employers."

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