Starting a business: What to know

There are many things to consider when starting a business. The following items explain some of the areas regulated by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.

Other helpful Minnesota resources

• Minnesota Business First Stop from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

• Department of Revenue

• Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State

Occupational safety and health standards

• A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) Act

• Employer rights and responsibilities

• Discrimination (also view Minnesota Statutes 182.654, subd. 9 and 11)

• Inspections

• Penalties

• Recordkeeping

• Reporting an accident

• Safety grants

Professional licenses

• All Minnesota licenses – License Minnesota

• Boiler operator

• Building officials

• Electricians

• Elevators

• Heating, ventilating and air conditioning installation, maintenance

• High-pressure-piping installation, fabrication

• Construction contractor registration – not a license

• Manufactured homes – dealer, installer, limited dealer, manufacturer

• Plumbers

• Technology systems

• Residential contractor, remodeler

• Residential roofer

• Water conditioning installer, contractor

Recordkeeping requirements

• Minnesota OSHA

• Wage and hour

• Workers' compensation

Wage and hour

• Child labor and teen workers

• Construction Worker Wage Protection Act FAQs

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Hours worked – breaks, meals, nursing mothers, travel time

• Overtime

• Parental leave, FMLA

• Personnel file

• Termination

• Wages – deductions, minimum, payment, prevailing, records, tips

Workers' compensation

• Insurance coverage requirement, exceptions

• What to do when an employee is injured

Worker training programs

• Apprenticeship Minnesota

• PIPELINE Program (dual training)

• Youth Skills Training

Workplace posters

• All workplace posters (DLI) and information