Saint Paul's 2017 Earned Sick and Safe Time ordinance predates Minnesota's 2024 statewide law and remains in force where it offers stronger protections, requiring all employers to provide accrued paid leave.
Title VIII Chapter 233, effective July 2017, requires every Saint Paul employer to provide earned sick and safe time accruing at 1 hour per 30 hours worked. Workers accrue up to 48 hours annually with 80-hour carryover. Permitted uses include personal illness, family member care, domestic-violence safety needs, school or workplace closures from public-health emergencies, and bereavement. Minnesota's statewide ESST under Minn. Stat. Section 181.9445 took effect January 2024 with similar mechanics. Employers must comply with whichever is more generous. Saint Paul's broader definition of family member and explicit retaliation safeguards remain meaningful.
HREEO can order back pay, double damages for retaliation, civil fines up to $1,500 per violation, and posting and recordkeeping mandates with multi-year lookback for serial offenders.
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