Topic: Employment

Legislature Approves Sick Leave Expansion Bill

(Published May 20, 2013)

The current law will be expanded to allow an employee to use sick leave to care for an adult child, spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent, or stepparent.

Civil Marriage and Employee Benefits

(Published May 20, 2013)

The League is researching how the new law will impact cities’ employee benefits.

Governor Signs Law Establishing Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange

(Published Mar 25, 2013)

Minnesota is one of 18 states that has opted to create its own exchange.

Statewide Teachers Health Insurance Pool Bill Advances

(Published Mar 11, 2013)

If the measure becomes law, it may compromise some insurance cooperatives that provide health insurance for local government employers.

Employment Law Bills Considered

(Published Mar 11, 2013)

A variety of employment bills have been considered by committees this week that could impact city operations.

Bill Creates Grant Program for Public Safety Personnel on Authorized Leave

(Published Feb 20, 2013)

Under the bill, cities would be eligible to receive state grants to reimburse for replacement costs to replace the services of full-time public safety employees on military duty leave.

Cities Must Comply with Background Check Requirements by 2015

(Published Jan 14, 2013)

Effective Jan. 1, 2015, a city will receive a sanction if a state audit finds it is not complying with minimum requirements for conducting local background checks.

Paid On-Call Firefighters Allowed to Vote on Union

(Published Jun 13, 2012)

A new decision by the Bureau of Mediation Services will allow part-time, paid on-call firefighters in Brooklyn Park to vote on whether to unionize.