Takeaways: • Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time law (ESST) saw a few significant amendments during the special legislative session. • The main changes impact when employers can require documentation and notice for unforeseeable absences taken for a covered ESST reason. • The amendments also clarify that employees may voluntarily trade shifts to cover ESST absences and that employers may advance ESST hours to employees.

On June 14th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law, S.F. No. 17, which once again included amendments to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law that went into effect in January 2024.

Requesting Documentation for Employee ESST Absences

Under the new amendments, when an employee uses ESST for an absence of 2 or more consecutive scheduled work days,

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