Details on Minnesota’s new Earned Sick and Safe Time Law (ESST) have been unveiled and they clear up a lot of uncertainty.
Here’s Five Fast Facts About ESST:
- 🤒 E-S-What now? - ESST is paid leave your employer must provide for you. It can be used for things like an illness, to care for a sick family member, to see assistance, or if you or a family member is experiencing domestic abuse.
- 💊 Start Up - The law goes into effect on January 1, 2024. An employee is eligible if they work at least 80 hours for a year in the state and are not independent contractors. Temporary and part-timers are eligible. The requirements do not apply to building and construction industry workers who are represented by a labor organization.
- 💉 Do I Qualify? - Employers in the state must give you an hour of ESST for every 30 hours you work up to a maximum of 48 hours of ESST a year. Employers can allow you to accrue more.
- ⚕️ What does this look like moving forward? - ESST does not change or replace sick time, vacation time, PTO, disability, or FMLA. Those benefits stay in place.
- 🩺 Locals Only - ESST will not preempt a city’s sick leave law if it is equal to or better than the new conditions. However, new parts of the ESST will still be in effect, like anti-retaliation provisions that most cities do not have.
🔥Bottom line: This seems like a win for folks working in Minnesota. Emergencies will happen and having the ability to take care of them without worry is a huge step in the right direction.
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