Rulemaking docket for Minnesota Rules, chapter 5200

Earned sick and safe time, Minnesota Rules, part 5200.1200

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) intends to adopt a new part of Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.1200 to 5200.1209, governing earned sick and safe time (ESST). The rules are intended to provide guidance to employers and employees regarding the application of the ESST law. ESST is paid leave that employers covered by the law must provide to defined employees that can be used for certain reasons, including when an employee is sick, to care for a sick family member or to seek assistance if an employee or their family member has experienced domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking.

Published notices and comment periods

The first request for comments was published in the State Register (page 79) on July 22, 2024. The first comment period ran from July 22, 2024, to Sept. 6, 2024. That comment period is now closed.

The second request for comments was published in the State Register (page 1021) on March 3, 2025. The second comment period ran from March 3, 2025, to April 2, 2025. That comment period is now closed.

The Dual Notice: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing, and Notice of Hearing if 25 or More Requests for Hearing Are Received, was published in the State Register on Oct. 27, 2025 (page 417). Interested persons or groups may submit comments or information about these possible rules in writing no later than 4:30 P.M. on Nov. 26, 2025. Please see the instructions in the Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules for more information about submitting comments or information.

Availability of rule draft(s) and statement of need and reasonableness

View a draft of the proposed rules. View a draft of the statement of need and reasonableness.

Requests for hearing; date and place of hearing

If necessary, a hearing will be held on Jan. 21 and 22, 2026, beginning at 9:30 a.m. each day. The hearing will be held virtually via WebEx and in person at the Department of Labor and Industry in the Minnesota Room at 443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul, MN 55155. Each day, the hearing will continue until 4:30 p.m. or until all interested persons have been heard, whichever occurs first. To be determined.

Administrative law judge reports and orders

Administrative Law Judge Megan McKenzie is assigned.

Timetable or status of the rule proceeding; agency determinations

Pursuant to section 14.125, DLI must publish a notice of intent to adopt rules or a notice of hearing by Nov. 25, 2025. DLI published the notice on Oct. 27, 2025.

Date the rule was filed with the secretary of state and the effective date of the rule as adopted

To be determined.

Contact person

Contact the person below for additional information about the planned rule, to receive rule notices, to receive rule drafts if available, to provide comments or to view comments or requests for hearing that have been submitted.

Krystle Conley, rulemaking coordinator, Office of General Counsel
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Email:  dli.rules@state.mn.us
Phone:  651-284-5006

Comments and questions may also be submitted by U.S. mail, to the contact person listed above, at:  Department of Labor and Industry, 443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul, MN  55155.

Comments received after 4:30 p.m. will be considered received on the next state business day the Department of Labor and Industry is open.