Minnesota law requires employers to provide some notices to their employees and requires certain posters to be displayed in a location where employees can easily see them.
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Required employee notices
Type of notice, available languages
Requirements
Earned sick and safe time English: Word | PDF Other languages
Timing: All employers must provide this notice to each of their employees by Jan. 1, 2024 or at the start of employment if employment starts after Jan. 1, 2024.
Languages: The notice must be provided in English and the primary language of the employee if that is not English.
Employers that have an employee handbook must include the notice in the handbook.
Required as of: Jan. 1, 2024
Employee wage notice English: Word | PDF Other languages
Timing: All employers must provide this notice to each of their employees at the start of employment.
Languages: The notice must be provided in English and any language requested by the employee.
Required as of: July 1, 2019
Nursing home holiday pay notice English
Timing: Nursing home employers must post this notice: as conspicuously as posting a copy of the notice at each worksite where nursing home workers work and where the notice may be readily seen and reviewed by all nursing home workers working at the site; or by providing a paper or electronic copy of the notice to all nursing home workers and applicants for employment as a nursing home worker.
Languages: The nursing home employer must provide the notice in the language requested by the nursing home worker. For assistance with translation, email the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board at nhwsb.dli@state.mn.us.
Required as of: Jan. 1, 2025
Nursing Mothers, Lactating Employees, and Pregnancy Accommodations English Amharic Arabic Bosnian Chinese/简体中文 Español Hmoob Karen Khmer Oromo Soomaali Tibetan Vietnamese
Timing: All employers must provide this notice to each of their employees at the time of hire and when an employee makes an inquiry about or requests parental leave.
Languages: The notice must be provided in English and the primary language of the employee if that is not English.
Employers that have an employee handbook must include the notice in the handbook.
Required as of: July 1, 2023
Paid Leave (standard) English Other languages
Timing: All employers without an approved equivalent Paid Leave plan must notify each employee directly about Paid Leave by Dec. 1, 2025, or within 30 days of hire, whichever is later.
Languages: The notice must be provided in English or the primary language of the employee if that is not English.
Paid Leave (equivalent plan) English Hmong Somali Spanish Vietnamese
Timing: All employers who provide Paid Leave through an approved equivalent plan must notify each employee directly about Paid Leave by Dec. 1, 2025, or within 30 days of hire, whichever is later.
Languages: The notice must be provided in English or the primary language of the employee if that is not English.
Recruited Migrant Agricultural Worker Employment Statement English Spanish
Timing: All employers who recruit migrant agricultural workers must provide this employment statement to workers at the time they are recruited.
Languages: The employment statement must be provided in English and Spanish or English and the worker’s preferred language if that is not English or Spanish.
Required as of: Expanded requirements as of July 1, 2023
Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers notice Amharic: Word | PDF Arabic: Word | PDF Bosnian: Word | PDF English: Word | PDF Hmong: Word | PDF Karen: Word | PDF Khmer: Word | PDF Oromo: Word | PDF Russian: Word | PDF Somali: Word | PDF Spanish: Word | PDF Vietnamese: Word | PDF
Timing: All meat-processing employers (see definition at Minnesota Statutes 179.871, subd. 6) must provide written information and notifications to workers at least annually.
Languages: The written information and notifications must be provided in the worker’s language of fluency.
Required as of: Jan. 1, 2024
Packinghouse Workers Bill of Rights explanation form Amharic Arabic Bosnian English Hmong Karen Khmer Oromo Russian Somali Spanish Vietnamese
Timing: All meatpacking and poultry processing employers must provide this explanation to their employees at the start of employment.
Languages: The explanation must be provided in the employee’s native language.
Required as of: July 1, 2023
Packinghouse Workers Bill of Rights explanation form and employee wage notice form (combined) English Amharic Bosnian Karen Khmer Oromo Russian Somali Spanish Vietnamese
This form is designed for employers within the meatpacking and poultry processing industries who opt to utilize it.
Required as of: July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2023
Recruited meatpacking and poultry processing worker disclosure Amharic Arabic Bosnian English Hmong Karen Khmer Oromo Russian Somali Spanish Vietnamese
Timing: All employers who recruit meatpacking and poultry processing workers must provide this disclosure to workers at the time they are recruited.
Languages: The disclosure must be provided in English and Spanish, or English and the worker’s preferred language if that is not English or Spanish.
Required as of: Expanded requirements as of July 1, 2023
Required posters
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Individual posters
Type of poster, available languages
Requirements
Age discrimination English Chinese Hmong Somali Spanish
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
Last updated: September 2017
Employer-sponsored meetings or communications English Chinese Hmong Somali Spanish Vietnamese
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
Last updated: October 2024
Minimum-wage rates English Chinese Hmong Somali Spanish
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
Last updated: October 2025
Paid Leave (standard) English Other languages
All employers without an approved equivalent Paid Leave plan are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
The poster must be displayed in English and any language spoken by five or more employees or independent contractors.
Required as of: Jan. 1, 2026
Paid Leave (equivalent plan) English Hmong Somali Spanish Vietnamese
All employers who provide Paid Leave through an approved equivalent plan are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
The poster must be displayed in English and any language spoken by five or more employees or independent contractors.
Required as of: Jan. 1, 2026
Safety and health protections on the job English Chinese Hmong Somali Spanish
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
Last updated: August 2017
Unemployed? English Chinese Hmong Somali Spanish
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
Last updated: March 2022
Workers’ compensation English Chinese Hmong Somali Spanish
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
Last updated: January 2026
Veterans benefits and services English
As of Jan. 1, 2024, all employers with more than 50 full-time employees are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it.
Earned sick and safe time English Other languages
Informational only – employers are not required, but are encouraged, to display this poster.
Packinghouse workers bill of rights English Spanish
Informational only – employers are not required, but are encouraged, to display this poster.
Last updated: May 2024
Pregnant workers and new parents English Amharic Chinese Hmong Karen Laotian Oromo Somali Spanish Tigrinya Vietnamese
Informational only – employers are not required, but are encouraged, to display this poster.
Last updated: July 2024
How to get the posters
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Download and print the posters individually or in a five-poster PDF file. Posters fit on 8.5″ x 11″ paper.
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Order posters online.
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Email a request to dli.post@state.mn.us with a business name, contact name, mailing address, phone number and the name and amount of each poster needed.
Additional mandatory posters
In addition, some local and federal government agencies have mandatory poster requirements.
City of Bloomington Phone: 952-563-8753
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Phone: 800-669-3362
Minneapolis Labor Standards Enforcement Division Phone: 612-673-3000
St. Paul Labor Standards Enforcement Division Phone: 651-266-8966
U.S. Department of Labor Phone: 612-370-3341