The 2023 legislative session saw a substantial number of changes to employment laws in Minnesota. As you and your business enter 2024, the team at Winthrop & Weinstine has prepared a summary of the changes that may impact your business, as well as helpful checklists to guide you as you comply with those changes.
Sick and Safe Time Law: Effective: January 1, 2024
What’s New: Starting on January 1, employers will be required to provide all employees that work at least 80 hours per year in Minnesota with “earned sick and safe time” (“ESST”) or paid leave that can be used for certain specified reasons set forth in the statute, including when an employee is sick, needs to care for a family member, needs to seek assistance because the employee or their family member has experienced domestic abuse, or for closure of an employee’s workplace or family member’s school or place of care. Read More...
CNN — Thick, black graffiti sprayed onto a Russian polar bear’s coat poses an extra threat to an animal already in danger, experts say. Video shared on social media shows a lumbering polar bear whose back had been branded with “T-34,” the name of an old Soviet Union tank. The video was posted to Facebook on December 1 by Sergey Kavry, a World Wildlife Fund employee who lives in the remote Russian region. Read More...
Jonathan Bernis Biography Jonathan Bernis is a renowned Jewish Believer in Jesus, Author and Actor who was born and brought-up in Rochester, New York, United States. He is the Founder and President of Jewish Voice Ministries International (JVMI). He has been serving as a leader for over three decades in the Messianic Jewish ministry. He hosts several programs in the International Networks such as the JVMI’s weekly syndicated television show, Jewish Voice With Jonathan Bernis. Read More...
