Minnesota-Specific Posting Requirements

Minnesota law requires employers to display five state-mandated posters in a location where employees can easily see them.

Age discrimination (English/ Spanish/ Hmong/ Somali) – September 2017: This poster contains only a summary of Minnesota law. For more information, contact the:

• Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
  Phone: 651-284-5070
• Minnesota Department of Human Rights
  Phone: 651-539-1100

Minimum wage rates (English/ Spanish/ Hmong/ Somali) – October 2019: Employers may not discharge, discipline, threaten, discriminate or penalize an employee regarding the employee’s compensation, conditions, location or privileges of employment because the employee reports a violation of any law or refuses to participate in an activity the employee knows is a violation of law.

• Large employers
  Any enterprise with annual gross revenues of $500,000 or more.
  • $10/hour
• Small employer
  Any enterprise with annual gross revenues of less than $500,000.
  • $8.15/hour
• Training wage 
  May be paid to employees aged 18 and 19 the first 90 consecutive days of employment.
  • $8.15/hour
• Youth wage
  May be paid to employees aged 17 or younger.
  • $8.15/hour
• J-1 Visa
  May be paid to employees of hotels, motels, lodging establishments and resorts working under the authority of a summer job or a travel Exchange Visitor (J) non-immigrant visa.
  • $8.15/hour
• Overtime
  Time-and-one-half the employee’s regular rate of pay.
  • Small or state-covered employers – After 48 hours
  • Large and federally covered employers – After 40 hours

Safety and health protection on the job (English/ Spanish/ Hmong/ Somali) – August 2017: The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act (the Act) requires that your employer provide you with a workplace free of known hazards that can cause death, injury or illness. You also have the following workplace rights and responsibilities.

Unemployed (English/ Spanish/ Hmong/ Somali) – September 2015: The state of Minnesota requires employers to post this notice in a conspicuous place where employees can see. This notice informs employees of their rights to file for Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Workers’ compensation (English/ Spanish/ Hmong/ Somali) – August 2017

Additional mandatory posters

In addition, some U.S. government agencies have mandatory poster requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Communications and Legislative Affairs
1801 L Street N.W., Room 9405
Washington, DC  20507
Phone:  800-669-3362

National Labor Relations Board
Region 18
330 S. Second Ave., Suite 790
Minneapolis, MN   55401-2221
Phone:  612-348-1757

U.S. Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division
220 S. Second Street, Room 106
Minneapolis, MN   55401
Phone:   866-487-9243