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DirectionsPrevailing wages are the wages required to be paid on state-funded construction projects.
Minnesota's prevailing-wage law (Minnesota Statutes 177.41 through 177.44) requires employees working on state-funded construction projects or other projects covered by law be paid wage-rates comparable to wages paid for similar work in the area where the project is located.
See also: Minnesota Rules 5200.1020
Categories: prevailing wage law in Minnesota, prevailing wages, prevailing wage residential rates
The commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry has established some occupations as hazardous or detrimental to the well being of minors. There is work that is prohibited for minors under the age of 18, as well as work that is prohibited for minors under the age of 16.
Categories: child labor laws, child labor laws in Minnesota, prohibited work for minors, Prohibited work for minors in Minnesota
The following information is about the state Pregnancy and Parental Leave Act and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Download a parental leave fact sheet
View the FAQs about the Women's Economic Security Act (WESA)
Categories: FMLA, family leave, family medical leave, Minnesota Pregnancy and Parental Leave Act
Minnesota Statutes
Child labor – 181A
Employment, wages, conditions, hours and restrictions – 181
Illegal deductions – 181.79
Payment for employees who quit or resign – 181.14
Categories: Statutes and rules, Minnesota employment, Minnesota employment-related statutes and rules, Minnesota labor laws
State law requires employers to provide employees with restroom time and sufficient time to eat a meal. If the break is less than 20 minutes in duration, it must be counted as hours worked.
Categories: Work breaks, rest periods at work, work breaks at jobs in Minnesota
The 75/25 program was established to create a link between workers' compensation claims rates and Minnesota OSHA Compliance penalties. It is a penalty-reduction incentive program available to qualified employers. An employer is provided a significant penalty reduction if it is able to reduce its workers' compensation claims rates.
Categories: Minnesota OSHA 75-25 program, penalty-reduction program for workers' compensation claims
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas generated by combustion processes, such as those found in heating units and internal combustion engines. Examples of workplace sources of carbon monoxide include propane- and gasoline-powered forklifts, temporary heating units and gasoline-powered pressure washers, compressors, pumps and other tools and small engines. Excessive exposure to carbon monoxide results in human tissue being deprived of oxygen.
Categories: Minnesota OSHA, carbon monoxide monitoring, Minnesota rules for carbon monoxide monitoring
Main office -- St. Paul
Minnesota Department of Labor and IndustryMinnesota OSHA Compliance443 Lafayette Road N.St. Paul, MN 55155
Mail penalty payments to: P.O. Box 64025, St. Paul, MN 55164-0025
Phone: 651-284-5050Toll-free: 877-470-6742Fax: 651-284-5741Email: osha.compliance@state.mn.us
Categories: Minnesota OSHA, MNOSHA, Minnesota OSHA contact information, Minnesota OSHA statewide contact information
The most common hazard with grain bins is engulfment. The primary causes are moisture and grain removal. Moisture can cause the grain to stick together and form a crust at the top surface of the grain, which is known as bridging.
Categories: MNOSHA, OSHA, Minnesota OSHA, farm safety, grain bin dangers, workplace safety
(m) Truck operations
(12) Whenever a truck is equipped with vertical only, or vertical and horizontal controls elevatable with the lifting carriage or forks for lifting personnel, the following additional precautions shall be taken for the protection of personnel being elevated.
(i) Use of a safety platform firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks.
(ii) Means shall be provided whereby personnel on the platform can shut off power to the truck.
Categories: Differences between Minnesota OSHA and federal OSHA