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DirectionsThe 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.
View the fall 2026 edition of the CCLD Review.
Some of the stories in this edition include:
2026 Fall Seminar: Proposed provisions of the State Building Code based on the national documents
Technical Advisory Groups review model codes, municipal delegation agreement requirements
Enforcement actions: Eveleth contractor fined $10,000 for unlicensed work
Categories: Electrical, manufactured homes, newsletter, CCLD, CCLD Review, license, Construction, building code, Plumbing, boiler, plan review
Already have what you need to complete an application or renewal? Visit iMS, the department’s online application and renewal system, to get started.
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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:
Some of the Department of Labor and Industry's documents and webpages have been translated into Karen.
Apprenticeship
မ့ၢ်နကွၢ်ဃု သးသမူတၢ်ဖံးအီၣ်မၤအီၣ်လၢအဂ့ၤဒိၣ်တမံၤဧါ. | Apprenticeship: Build your future
တၢ်မၤလိသီတၢ်မၤ. နကျဲဆူတၢ်မၤနၢၤ. | Apprenticeship. Your path to success
Six organizations across Minnesota will receive funding to facilitate the participation and retention of people of color, Indigenous people and women in registered apprenticeship through the Labor Education Advancement Program (LEAP) grant.
New: Wood frame carpentry and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Categories: prevailing wages, prevailing wage, prevailing wage law in Minnesota
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.
Elevator forms
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Hydraulic elevator tests
Traction elevator test
Escalator and moving walk test
Categories: elevators, printouts, forms, online, etrakit