While Jack Bauer may be by the wayside, Fox Network’s 24 is not going away any faster than an employer’s requirement to pay terminated Minnesota employees within 24 hours. An issue that I frequently get calls about (usually somewhat frantic) is a terminated employee’s demand for payment within 24 hours. Unfortunately, too many employers without
Minneapolis’ Failed Proposed “Fair Scheduling” Policy
Last Fall, the City of Minneapolis entertained a proposed policy concerning “Fair Scheduling” of employee’s work hours. This policy proposed a requirement (among other things) that employers post employee’s schedules (including on-call shifts) 28 days in advance, with changes in the schedules made within 24 hours. As of October 15, 2015, the City dropped its
Contractors – Check Your Mailbox! Minnesota Prevailing Wage Surveys Have Been Mailed for 2016
On April 5, 2015, the 2016 prevailing wage surveys were mailed by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI), seeking data for the wages paid to construction workers between April 4, 2015 and June 3, 2016 for all 87 Minnesota counties, public or private construction, highway or heavy construction, commercial and residential. Surveys are
Submiting a Minnesota Prevailing Wage Classification Clarification Request with MNDOLI
The Minnesota Prevailing Wage Act, Minn. Stat. 177.41 – 177.44, requires that employees working on public works be paid the “real value of the services they perform.” Accordingly, Minnesota requires that “laborers, workers, and mechanics on projects financed in whole or part by state funds should be comparable to wages paid for similar work in