MINNESOTA LAW Minnesota law requires all employers who must provide notice under WARN to notify the Department of Employment and Economic Development (specifically, it’s Rapid Response Team) of the names, addresses and occupations of the employees whose jobs will be terminated. The law encourages, but does not mandate, businesses that are considering a plant closing, substantial layoff or relocation of operations outside Minnesota to give early notice of that decision to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, the employees of the affected establishment, any collective bargaining agent representing the employees, and the local government unit in which the establishment is located. This notice is in addition to any notice required by WARN. The law directs the Department of Employment and Economic Development to establish a program to help employers, employees and the community to respond quickly to the plant closing or layoff by providing information and technical assistance for dislocated workers. The law also provides information and technical assistance on accessing public and private services and programs for dislocated workers and establishes a grant program for examining the feasibility of alternatives to the plant closing. The Dislocated Worker Program is funded by a special payroll assessment that is paid with unemployment insurance taxes. A new law provides employers facing economic hardship with an alternative to laying off their employees by participating in a shared work plan with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. BANKRUPTCY NOTIFICATION Under Minnesota law, an employer must notify employees and job applicants that it has filed a petition for bankruptcy or has had an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against it. Failure to provide the required notice is a misdemeanor.
POSTER REQUIREMENTS
A number of federal and state statutes require that employers post certain notices in places on the company’s premises where employees are likely to see them. Examples of these locations include bulletin boards, entrances and time clocks and other conspicuous places. Where a company has more than one work site, posters must be placed at each site. Poster requirements are listed below. Posters are available FREE from the agencies listed, at the address and telephone number provided in the Resource Directory section of this Guide. FEDERAL POSTER REQUIREMENTS Please note that posting requirements vary by statute; that is, not all employers are covered by the US Department of Labor’s statutes and thus may not be required to post a specific notice. For example, some small businesses may not be covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act and thus would not be subject to the Act’s posting requirements. For information on coverage, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s elaws Posters and Recordkeeping and elaws FirstStep Poster Advisor.
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