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November 8, 2023

Minnesota workplace injury, illness rate shows slight increase in 2022

October 5, 2023

Earned sick and safe time grants awarded

October 3, 2023

Department of Labor and Industry announces Labor Education Advancement Program grant recipients

September 8, 2023

Meat processing company agrees to $300,000 administrative penalty, three-year compliance program after investigation finds company illegally employed teens in a Minnesota meat processing facility

September 5, 2023

Workers' compensation claim rates, benefits paid continue long-term downward trajectories

August 29, 2023

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announces additional 2023 Youth Skills Training grant recipients

August 25, 2023

Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board first meeting is Sept. 14, executive director named

August 23, 2023

Minimum-wage rates adjusted for inflation as of Jan. 1, 2024

May 25, 2023

New workplace protections, programs make Minnesota the best state for workers

May 16, 2023

State partners with 59 businesses to provide on-the-job training

April 26, 2023

Personal care assistance agencies violated labor laws, failed to pay COVID funding to workers; 137 workers owed $79K

March 15, 2023

DLI asks judge to stop meat processing company from illegally employing children in hazardous occupations

March 3, 2023

Frontline Worker Pay report details program results, state agency collaboration leading to successfully executed program

February 14, 2023

Department of Labor and Industry announces 2023 Youth Skills Training grant recipients

February 13, 2023

Minnesota Senate confirms Blissenbach as commissioner of Labor and Industry

December 28, 2022

New year, new minimum-wage rates as of Jan. 1, 2023

December 21, 2022

Walz, Flanagan announce Nicole Blissenbach as commissioner of Labor and Industry

December 16, 2022

State's fatal work-injuries increased in 2021

November 9, 2022

Minnesota workplace injury and illness rate decreases

October 3, 2022

Governor Walz announces frontline worker payments to start this week

August 23, 2022

State minimum wage increases Jan. 1, 2023

August 1, 2022

Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Roslyn Robertson announces retirement

May 26, 2022

$3.3 million in Dual Training Grants awarded to Minnesota employers

May 12, 2022

Investigation recovers $44K for employees of electrical contractor that misclassified workers

April 12, 2022

Department of Labor and Industry announces 2022 Youth Skills Training grant recipients

December 28, 2021

New year, new minimum-wage rates as of Jan. 1, 2022

December 27, 2021

Editorial: Minnesota leads the way in offering paid break time for nursing, lactating employees to express milk at work

December 21, 2021

DLI recovers more than $334K in back wages for construction workers

December 16, 2021

State's fatal work-injuries decreased in 2020

November 3, 2021

Survey shows slight increase in Minnesota injury, illness rate

August 19, 2021

Minimum wage increases Jan. 1, 2022

August 11, 2021

Workplace protections to be expanded for expectant, new parents

July 2, 2021

Tips for employers hiring teens

July 1, 2021

Minnesota part of national enforcement effort to uncover unlicensed contractor activity

June 1, 2021

Tenth round of Dual Training Grants awarded

March 16, 2021

Construction companies pay $54K in back-wages to workers involved in state-funded project

March 1, 2021

Labor and Industry recovers $70K in back wages for workers required to pool, distribute earned tips

February 24, 2021

Governor Walz Announces 2021 Youth Skills Training Grants

January 22, 2021

Governor Walz appoints commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

December 28, 2020

New year, new minimum-wage rate as of Jan. 1, 2021