Minneapolis Paid Sick Leave Amendments
Effective December 31, 2025, the Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sick and Safe Time Ordinance is amended to align with the state's Earned Sick and Safe Time law. The amended ordinance requires employers with one or more employees to provide paid sick leave (previously, it required employers with fewer than six employees to provide unpaid leave). The amendments also affect the following:
- Employee eligibility;
- Qualifying reasons for leave;
- Covered family members;
- Accrual, use and carryover of sick leave;
- Frontloading;
- Compensation and benefits;
- Employee notice and documentation requirements;
- Employer notice and recordkeeping requirements;
- Reinstatement rights; and
- Enforcement.
Ordinance 2025-041.