MN ESST: 1 hr per 30 worked, all employers covered.
Minnesota's Earned Sick and Safe Time law (Minn. Stat. §§ 181.9445-181.9448), effective January 1, 2024, applies to all employers regardless of size. Workers accrue 1 hour of paid sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, capped at 48 hours per year usage and 80 hours total accrual. The 2026 update tightened the documentation threshold (now 2 consecutive workdays, down from 3), added funeral and financial/legal-matter use cases, and introduced an advance method allowing employers to credit ESST hours upfront based on estimated annual hours. Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington run city ordinances on top — the most-favorable rule applies.
ESST Accrual + Audit Trail
Tracks 1-hour-per-30 accrual, 48-hour annual cap, 80-hour total cap. Maintains usage and accrual records on every paystub. Routes Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington workers to most-favorable rule.
What those rules do as hours are worked and time is used.
The hero card configuration: Block on accrual underflow, Flag on paystub display, Critical on city coordination.
When hours are worked and the ESST accrual is not credited (1 hour per 30), the timesheet save fails. Accrual must be applied no later than the payday for the pay period in which the worker earned it.
Minnesota law requires the worker's current ESST balance and usage during the pay period to appear on each wage statement. Missing data = wage theft notice violation.
Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington run ESST ordinances that may differ from the state law. Employers must apply the requirements most favorable to the employee. Cross-jurisdiction workers are tracked for city coverage.
Deploy Minnesota ESST in your Teambridge.
Tell us about your Minnesota workforce. We'll spin up 1-per-30 accrual, paystub balance display, frontloading-or-accrual-or-advance configuration, city ordinance most-favorable routing, and 21 other Minnesota policies in a sandbox tenant.
All employers, all sizes, broad use cases — and most-favorable city coordination.
Minnesota's ESST has the broadest employer coverage of any state PSL law (no carve-out for small employers). The city ordinances add complexity but follow the most-favorable-rule principle.
All-employer coverage
MN ESST applies to every employer regardless of size — no employer-size carve-out. Workers eligible: anyone whose employer anticipates they will work at least 80 hours in a year in Minnesota and who is not an independent contractor. Part-time, seasonal, and temporary workers are covered. Independent contractors are excluded — but misclassification can drop a worker into ESST-covered status with retroactive accrual.
Accrual mechanics + frontloading alternatives
Workers accrue 1 hour of ESST for every 30 hours worked, capped at 48 hours per year of usage and 80 hours total accrual. ESST must be paid at the worker's same base rate when used. Frontload alternatives: (1) Frontload 48 hours at year start with year-end payout of unused hours — no carryover required; (2) Frontload 80 hours at year start without year-end payout — no carryover required. Accrual method requires up to 80 hours of carryover from year to year; usage capped at 48 per year.
Teambridge runs ESST accrual, displays balances, and applies the most-favorable city rule.
The all-employer coverage and the city-ordinance most-favorable rule together create a comprehensive compliance footprint.
1 hour per 30 worked credited.
Every shift's hours add to the worker's ESST balance at 1-per-30. Accrual is automatic and credited no later than the payday for the pay period worked.
Balance + usage on every wage statement.
Each paystub displays the worker's current ESST balance and usage during the pay period. Required by Minnesota law.
Mpls/StP/Bloomington routing.
Workers in Minneapolis, St. Paul, or Bloomington are covered by the city ordinance and the state law. The system applies the requirements most favorable to the worker.
All three methods tracked.
Employers can choose accrual tracking (1 per 30), frontloading (48 with payout or 80 without), or advance method (estimated annual). All three modes preserve the audit trail.
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