Workplace notices and posters
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 |
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Earned sick and safe time |
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 |
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 |
Recruited Migrant Agricultural Worker Employment Statement |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Recruited meatpacking and poultry processing worker disclosure |
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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Print all six state-mandated posters from one file.
English | Chinese | Hmong | Somali | Spanish
Individual posters
Type of poster, available languages |
Requirements |
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All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it. Last updated: September 2017 |
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Employer-sponsored meetings or communications |
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it. Last updated: October 2024 |
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it. Last updated: October 2024 |
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Safety and health protections on the job |
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it. Last updated: August 2017 |
All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it. Last updated: March 2022 |
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All employers are required to display this poster in a location where employees can easily see it. Last updated: August 2017 |
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Veterans benefits and services |
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 |
Informational only – employers are not required, but are encouraged, to display this poster. |
Informational only – employers are not required, but are encouraged, to display this poster. Last updated: May 2024 |
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Pregnant workers and new parents |
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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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