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Rulemaking Activity

State agencies are required by Minnesota Statutes to maintain a current rulemaking docket, if any, describing the status of rulemaking activities in progress or under consideration within the agency. This is the status report, or docket, on rule changes being considered and recently adopted for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Inquiries about DEED rulemaking activities can be submitted to DEED.Legal@state.mn.us.

Proposed Rulemaking Governing Minnesota Paid Leave, Minnesota Rules Chap. 3317; Revisor's ID Number R-04846; OAH Docket 25-9044-39758

Subject of Rules

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) intends to adopt rules to implement the Minnesota Paid Leave program as required by Minn. Stat. 268B.02 subd. 3. A copy of the proposed rules has been linked below:

Proposed Permanent Rules Regulating Paid Leave (PDF)

Status

The initial public comment period for Paid Leave Rulemaking opened January 22, 2024, and closed July 10, 2024. During that time, the Paid Leave division held a series of 19 virtual listening sessions to gather public input and feedback on draft rules. A total of 950 people attended these listening sessions, and nearly 600 written comments were submitted to inform the final proposed rules.

Following the initial public comment period, Paid Leave published its Notice of Intent to Adopt Expedited Rules and a copy of the proposed rules in the State Register on November 25, 2024: Minnesota State Register Volume 49 Number 22 (PDF).

Public comments were collected through the Office of Administrative Hearings eComment website through January 3, 2025. View submitted public comments.

The Paid Leave team will now review the comments and consider any needed changes to the final proposed rules.

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Contact

Submit clarification questions and requests for additional information to:

Greg Norfleet
Great Northern Building
180 E 5th St, Suite 1200
St. Paul, MN 55101-1678
Email: greg.norfleet@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-259-7315

Submit questions about the rulemaking process to:

Kathleen Reitz
Great Northern Building
180 E 5th St, Suite 1200
St. Paul, MN 55101-1678
Email: kathleen.reitz@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-259-7161

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