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:
- Department of Employment and Economic Development;
- Department of Revenue; and
- Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.
Occupational safety and health standards
- A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) Act
- Employee rights and responsibilities
- Employee Right-to-Know Act
- Employer rights and responsibilities
- Discrimination (also view Minnesota Statutes 182.654, subd. 9 and 11 here)
- Inspections
- Minnesota OSHA: Compliance | Workplace Safety Consultation
- 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
- Independent contractors
- Manufactured homes -- dealer | installer | limited dealer | manufacturer
- Plumbers
- Technology systems
- Residential contractor, remodeler
- Residential roofer
- Water conditioning installer, contractor
Recordkeeping requirements
Wage and hour
- Child labor, teen workers
- Exempt, not exempt workers
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Hours worked -- breaks, meals, nursing mothers, travel time
- Military leave
- Overtime
- Parental leave, FMLA
- Personnel file
- Termination
- Wages -- deductions, minimum, payment, prevailing, records, tips
Workers' compensation
Workplace posters
- All workplace posters (DLI)
- Labor Standards -- age discrimination, minimum wage
- Minnesota OSHA -- workplace safety and health
- Workers' compensation -- employee rights
Online services
Consumers
and workers
and workers
