Events: Labor Standards

Learn about wage, hour laws at webinars from Labor Standards

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's (DLI's) Labor Standards unit is providing a series of webinars to help workers and employers better understand the state's wage and hour laws.

These sessions cover wage and hour basics, labor standards in the construction industry, child labor laws, workplace protections for expectant and new parents, minimum wage, overtime exemptions and sick, safe and medical leave laws. 

Led by Labor Standards unit staff members, these webinars will last about 45 minutes and include a question-and-answer session at the end.

Find a schedule of the webinars below.

1. Child labor laws (June)

This session will cover state and federal laws, allowances and restrictions for teen workers in Minnesota. Restrictions covered include those related to age, hazardous duties and equipment use, school attendance and potential exceptions.

Presenters include representatives from:

• DLI's Labor Standards unit

• U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division

Date, time

• Tuesday, June 13, from 10-11 a.m. Register for the webinar.

2. Workplace provisions supporting breastfeeding families (August) (two dates)

Our workplace provisions for supporting breastfeeding families webinar will provide information to employers, workers and others to coincide with National Breastfeeding Month.

Presenters include representatives from:

• Minnesota Department of Health:  The STEP process for becoming a breastfeeding-friendly organization and how doing so can help an employer’s bottom line. 

• U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division:  Federal law provisions covering expressing breast milk in the workplace and related workplace accommodations.

• DLI:  State law provisions regarding pregnant employee accommodations, nursing in the workplaces and other aspects of the Women’s Economic Security Act.

• Minnesota Department of Human Rights:  State law provisions addressing pregnancy and new parent discrimination issues in the workplace.

Dates, time

• Wednesday, Aug. 2, from 10-11:15 a.m. Check back later for registration details.

• Wednesday, Aug. 9, from 1-2:15 p.m. Check back later for registration details.

3. Minimum wage, overtime, requirements, exemptions (October)

In this webinar, you will learn about the minimum wage and overtime requirements, including which workers are included and who can be exempt. The job duties tests for each exemption category and minimum salary threshold an exempt employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act will also be reviewed in detail.

Presenters include representatives from:

• DLI's Labor Standards unit

• U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division

4. Sick, safe, medical, parental, other leave laws in Minnesota (December)

This webinar will review municipal, state and federal sick and safe time and medical leave laws in Minnesota.  

Presenters include representatives from:

• DLI's Labor Standards unit

• U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division

• Minnesota Department of Human Rights

Date, time

Check back later for details about the webinar.

Past webinars

• Wage and hour basics:  What employers, employees need to know (February 2023):  View webinar recording. View presentation slides.

• Construction:  Prevailing wage, construction worker classification (April 2023):  View webinar recording. View presentation slides.

Alternative dates, interpretation services

If the dates and times for these webinars do not fit your schedule, email david.skovholt@state.mn.us to schedule a personalized webinar for you or your business.

Interpretation services, including sign-language, for these sessions can be provided at no cost to you when you request them ahead of time. Contact Dave Skovholt at david.skovholt@state.mn.us or 651-470-5566 to request interpretation services.