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DLI uncovers widespread wage theft and other unlawful practices on 19 construction projects, including at the Viking Lakes project in Eagan, Minnesota
DLI has authority to take administrative enforcement action against businesses and individuals that violate the laws and rules over which the department has authority.  For more information about specific actions or to request a copy of an enforcement order, contact our Enforcement Services Unit at 651-284-5069 or dli.contractor@state.mn.us. When contacting us, please have the name of the subject of the action and the investigative case file number found in the recap of the action on the pages linked below.
Categories: Enforcement actions, building contractors, residential contractors, license enforcement
DLI can take administrative enforcement action against businesses and individuals that violate the laws and rules over which the department has authority.  For more information about specific actions or to request a copy of an enforcement order, contact our Enforcement Services Unit at 651-284-5069 or dli.contractor@state.mn.us. When contacting us, please have the name of the subject of the action and the investigative case file number found in the recap of the action on the pages linked below.
Categories: Contractor registration, independent contractor, Independent contractor exemption certificate, independent contractor exemption, icec
Verify a contractor license   The Consumer's Guide to Hiring a Residential Building Contractor explains how to select a contractor, how to solicit bids, what to include in a contract, how to understand a mechanic's lien and how to file a complaint against a contractor.
Categories: consumer information
DLI has authority to take administrative enforcement action against businesses and individuals that violate the laws and rules over which the department has authority.  For more information about specific actions or to request a copy of an enforcement order, contact our Enforcement Services Unit at 651-284-5069 or dli.contractor@state.mn.us. When contacting us, please have the name of the subject of the action and the investigative case file number found in the recap of the action in the files linked below.
Categories: enforcement, plumbing enforcement actions
DLI has authority to take administrative enforcement action against businesses and individuals that violate the laws and rules over which the department has authority.  For more information about specific actions or to request a copy of an enforcement order, contact our Enforcement Services Unit at 651-284-5069 or dli.contractor@state.mn.us. When contacting us, please have the name of the subject of the action and the investigative case file number found in the recap of the action in the files linked below.
Categories: electrician enforcement actions, electrical enforcement actions, Enforcement actions
General duty to insure All employers are required by Minnesota law (Minnesota Statutes, section 176.181, subdivision 2) to either purchase workers' compensation insurance to provide benefits to their employees for work-related injuries or obtain approval from the Minnesota Department of Commerce permitting self-insurance upon proof of the employer's financial ability to do so.
Categories: Workers' compensation, employer, duty to insure, injured employee, enforcement
This overview of the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act (the act) is provided in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 179.877(c). This overview is informational only. It is not a source of law and is not provided as legal advice. Contents Report Overview Health and safety Notifications Retaliation prohibited
Answers to FAQs are informational only and only apply to Minnesota’s ESST law. These answers are not a source of law or legal advice, and do not contemplate the applicability or effect of any other law or regulation. Furthermore, these answers do not contemplate the impact of provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement. To review Minnesota’s ESST requirements, see Minnesota Statutes 181.032 and 181.9445-181.9448.