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.

Tiempo ganado por enfermedad y razones de seguridad:  Cómo se gana, se usa y se transfier

Un seminario en linea sobre la ley de tiempo ganado por enfermedad y razones de seguridad (ESST) cubrirá puntos clave como la forma en que se obtiene, se utiliza y se transfiere el ESST. La sesión también cubrirá otros requisitos clave de la ley ESST.

• Oct. 14, from 5-6 p.m. Regístrate para el seminario web.

Understanding minimum wage and overtime requirements for workers in Minnesota

Learn about local, state and federal minimum wage and overtime requirements for Minnesota workers. What minimum wages are required for which workers? When does overtime apply and when do exceptions apply? Learn more and have your questions answered.

• Nov. 19, from 2-3 p.m. Register for the webinar.

Understanding wage theft and how to protect your rights as a worker

Wage theft occurs when an employer fails to pay a worker their correct wages. This webinar will cover what wage theft is, how it occurs, and how workers can protect their rights. We’ll discuss common scenarios like unpaid overtime and incorrect wage deductions, along with steps to take if wage theft happens. Join us to learn how to identify and address wage theft in the workplace. 

• Dec. 17, from 9-10 a.m. Register for the webinar.

Past webinars

• Workplace laws for small-business owners:  Wage requirements, overtime rules and employee protections (September 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• Derechos laborales de los trabajadores en Minnesota:  Horas extras, robo de salarios, deducciones y más (Septiembre de 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• Labor standards for young workers and their families in Minnesota:  Child labor laws, school activities leave and more (September 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• National Breastfeeding Month:  State and federal workplace protections of pregnant and nursing parents and programs to assist and recognize supportive employer practices (August 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• Recent updates to Minnesota labor laws:  Earned sick and safe time, nursing accommodations and more (July 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• A guide to earned sick and safe time (ESST) (June 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• Understanding Minnesota labor laws for teen workers: Hours, hazards, wages and requirements (May 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• Workplace laws for small-business owners: Wage requirements, overtime rules and employee protections (May 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• Understanding prevailing wage and its impact on contractors, workers and public works projects (April 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• Celebrating Women's History Month: The impact of the Women’s Economic Security Act on Minnesota workers and employers (March 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• Understanding Minnesota labor laws for teen workers:  Hours, hazards, wages and requirements (February 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

• A guide to earned sick and safe time (ESST) (January 2025):  Watch the webinar recording. View the presentation slides.

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

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

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

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

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