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The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) today announced the second annual Workplace Rights Week, taking place Sept. 21-27. Gov. Tim Walz has officially proclaimed the week to recognize the importance of protecting workers’ rights and supporting employer compliance with Minnesota labor laws.
Specific goals of the Minnesota OSHA Compliance partnership programs
To reduce by 3% annually (see MNOSHA's strategic plan) the number of injuries, illnesses and fatalities affecting participant employers, with a focus on eliminating injuries and fatalities resulting from those hazards that are the four leading causes of death on construction sites (falls, struck-by, caught in or between, and electrocutions).
Categories: MNOSHA, Minnesota OSHA, Minnesota OSHA safety partnerships with construction companies.
Recipients of past apprenticeship grants are shown below. View more information about apprenticeship funding opportunities.
LEAP Grant 2025 awardees (first round)
Building Strong Communities – St. Paul
Friends of Career Solutions – Saint Cloud
Change, Inc. – St. Paul
Do you perform septic system work?
Contractors who install subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) are licensed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
Contractors licensed by MPCA don't need to file a pipe-laying bond with us. They will file their bond with MPCA only.
If you are licensed by MPCA, do not renew your bond with us. Submit your $25,000 SSTS bond to MPCA.
What if I don't do septic system work?
Categories: bond renewal, pip-laying bond, bond issues, contractors
Protect yourself. Don't let an unlicensed contractor ruin a great project.
Do your research before you hire a contractor:
Do they have a Minnesota state license?
Have they been involved in lawsuits or criminal charges?
New: Wood frame carpentry and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Categories: prevailing wages, prevailing wage, prevailing wage law in Minnesota
To perform water and sewer pipe‐laying work, Minnesota law requires individuals to obtain a plumbing bond or be an employee of a person in compliance with the bond and insurance requirements of Minn. Stat. §326B.46, subd. 2. Individuals performing building sewer or water service installation are not required to hold a plumbers license if they have completed pipe‐laying training.
Best practices
The following are best practices for water and sewer pipe‐laying training: