Events: Labor Standards

Learn about wage, hour laws at webinars from Labor Standards

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's (DLI's) Labor Standards Division is providing a series of webinars to help workers and employers better understand the state's wage and hour laws.

These sessions include topics such as wage and hour basics, labor standards in the construction industry, child labor laws, workplace protections for expectant and new parents, minimum wage, overtime exemptions and sick, safe and medical leave laws.

Find a schedule of the webinars below.

Minimum wage, overtime, requirements, exemptions (November)

In this webinar, you will learn about the minimum wage and overtime requirements, including which workers are included and who can be exempt. The job duties tests for each exemption category and minimum salary threshold and exempt employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act will also be reviewed in detail.

Presenters include representatives from:

• DLI's Labor Standards Division

• U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division

Date, time

• Thursday, Nov. 14, from 2-3 p.m. Register for the webinar.

Sick, safe, medical, parental, other leave laws in Minnesota (December)

This webinar will review municipal, state and federal sick and safe time and medical leave laws in Minnesota.  

Presenters include representatives from:

• DLI's Labor Standards Division

• U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division

• Minnesota Department of Human Rights

Date, time

• Monday, Dec. 2, from 10-11 a.m. Check back later for registration details.

Past webinars

• Workplace provisions for supporting pregnant, lactating employees (August 2024):  View webinar recording (session one). View webinar recording (session two). View presentation slides.

• Child labor (May 2024):  View webinar recording. View presentation slides.

• Laws affecting agricultural, meat- and poultry-processing employers and workers (April 2024):  View presentation slides.

• Earned sick and safe time (September-November 2023):  View presentation slides.

• Minimum wage and overtime requirements and exemptions (Oct. 2023):  View presentation slides

• Workplace provisions for supporting pregnant, lactating employees (August 2023):  View webinar recording. View presentation slides.

• Child labor (June 2023):  View webinar recording. View presentation slides.

• Construction – prevailing wage, construction worker classification (April 2023):  View webinar recording. View presentation slides.

• Wage and hour basics – what employers, employees need to know (February 2023):  View webinar recording. View presentation slides.

Alternative dates, interpretation services

If the dates and times for these webinars do not fit your schedule, email David Skovholt at david.skovholt@state.mn.us to schedule a personalized webinar for you or your business.

Interpretation services, including sign-language, for these sessions can be provided at no cost to you when you request them ahead of time. Contact David Skovholt at david.skovholt@state.mn.us or 651-470-5566 to request interpretation services.