Updates to Saint Paul’s Labor Standards Ordinances

Summary of Ordinance Changes

1. Wage Theft (WT), Chapter 224A

   Wage Theft (WT), Chapter 224A, update adds language around seeking an Administrative Warrant for business records. 

2. Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST), Chapter 233

   Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST), Chapter 233, updates include:

   • Add Harassment as a reason to use safe time
   • Alignment with language in the State’s statute, 181.9445-.9448
     • Base Rate
     • Employee—anticipated to work 80 hours in a year
     • Added funeral/memorial for use
     • Employee can provide written statement
     • Employer can request reasonable documentation after 2 days
   • Add language around seeking an Administrative Warrant for business records
   • Alignment across the City’s body of work 

3. Minimum Wage (MW), Chapter 224

   Minimum Wage (MW), Chapter 224, updates include:

   • Alignment with language in the State’s statute, 177.23-24
   • Clean up and clarification around dates when wages increase
     • City Wage—both Macro and Large businesses are at this rate, merging the categories
     • Maintain time for Small and Micro businesses to adjust
   • 90-Day Youth Rate—add label for clarification that it is time limited
   • Add language around seeking an Administrative Warrant for business records
   • Alignment across the City’s body of work