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DLI announces the availability of $30,000 grant for the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA) to encourage, promote, increase and support the participation of women and people of color in apprenticeship programs registered with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
Dual-training recognition badge
Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline invites employers using a dual-training program for workforce development to apply for a dual-training recognition badge. By securing this recognition, businesses and organizations are more likely to attract quality-seeking employees and experience increased retention among their employees. Pipeline staff will review the application and notify the employer regarding the recognition opportunity:
Complete and submit a monthly or quarterly report online or view/print a previously submitted report
Download a monthly reporting form if your municipality has a population of 20,000 or more.
Download a quarterly reporting form if your municipality has a population of less than 20,000.
Categories: Surcharge report, building permit, surcharge fees, payments
Check licenses, bonds, certifications and registrations
Visit iMS, our licensing management system, to check the status of a license, continuing education completion, work experience, plumbing bond holders and whether there are enforcement actions against a license.
An account is not required to search. Select "Continue as guest" and enter a complete license or registration number into the search box at the top of the page.
Complete the Residential Building Contractor or Remodeler License Application and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Criminal Background Check forms.
Pay the license fee and Contractor Recovery Fund fee.
Ensure that your qualifying person’s Q registration is active. If it has been inactive for more than two years, he or she will have to retake the license exam.
Submit all required attachments.
Our agency helps protect the rights and the safety and health of workers. We educate employers and employees about their rights and responsibilities under Minnesota employment and safety and health laws. We also assist homeowners with building code concerns and complaints.
Earned sick and safe time
Categories: Know your rights, File a complaint, wage claim, workers rights
We license and regulate construction work performed in Minnesota and investigate complaints to determine whether violations of the state laws and rules governing the construction industry have occurred. When violations are proven, we take enforcement actions that can include fines and license revocation. View the Plan for Assessing Penalties in Administrative Orders and Licensing Orders.
While there is no state license required for mechanical contractors, businesses must file a $25,000 mechanical contractor bond with DLI in order to contract to perform gas, heating, ventilation, cooling, air conditioning, fuel burning or refrigeration work.
The bond must be on the form approved by DLI and written by a surety company licensed to do business in Minnesota. Your insurance agent can help you obtain a bond from a licensed surety company.
Categories: HVAC, Mechanical bond, mechanical code
Minnesota's high pressure piping code is contained in:
Minnesota Rules Chapter 5230
Chapter 5231
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 326B
Purchase high pressure piping laws and rules