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Workplace Rights Week

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Text, Workplace Rights Week, Sept. 13-19, 2026, dli.mn.gov/rights-week

Workplace Rights Week will take place Sept. 13-19, 2026. The week is an opportunity to educate workers and employers about their rights and responsibilities in the workplace. Safe and healthy workplaces are what make our economy and communities strong, and it's important Minnesotans understand their workplace rights and are empowered to assert those rights.

If you have any questions about the 2026 Workplace Rights Week, email diana.salas@state.mn.us.

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Events

The week of and after Workplace Rights Week, the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) will host free webinars and events to help workers and employers understand key workplace rights and responsibilities in Minnesota.

Date and time

Topic/title

Registration and more information
Sept. 14, from 4-5 p.m. Worker rights and responsibilities webinar Register for the webinar.

17 de septiembre, de 2-3 p.m.

Conozca sus derechos laborales: Lo que toda persona trabajadora debe saber

Regístrese para el seminario web.

22 de septiembre, de 11 a.m. to noon

Guía esencial de la ley laboral para pequeños negocios en Minnesota

Regístrese para el seminario web.
Sept. 23, from 2-3 p.m Know your workplace rights Register for the webinar.
Sept. 24, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. OSHA recordkeeping basics Register for the webinar.
Sept. 24, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Employment law basics for small businesses in Minnesota Register for the webinar.

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Highlights from 2025

  • DLI staff members visited 1,470 worksites across the state to share information about workplace rights.

  • Mobile clinics were hosted to answer in-person questions from workers and employers.

  • Events were held in partnership with 13 community groups, chambers of commerce, CareerForce centers and libraries.

  • A Facebook Live Q&A aired on Sept. 24, 2025.

  • Read the 2025 Workplace Rights Week proclamation from Gov. Tim Walz.

Highlights from 2024

In 2024, DLI launched the first-ever Workplace Rights Week, during which staff visited more than 1,000 worksites in 29 cities, hosted webinars with partners and joined Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan at a worksite event to raise awareness of workplace rights in Minnesota.