PIM Members Prepare for January 1, 2026
January is right around the corner, make sure your company is ready for the new year. These two new Minnesota laws will take effect January 1, 2026. Review links to learn more and review past Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) webinars about these laws.
- Preparing Your Company for Compliance Minnesota Paid Leave – Starting January 1, 2026, paid leave will offer payments and job protections so people can take time off work to care for themselves or their loved ones during some of life’s most important moments. Employers, get your workplaces ready! Here are three steps you can take now, click here. PIM hosted a webinar with Tom Revnew about the paid leave law, PIM Webinar: Countdown to Compliance: Preparing Your Business for Minnesota’s PFML Launch, click here.
Changes to the Minnesota Meal & Break Time Law – Starting January 1, 2026 state law requires employers to allow employees restroom time and time to eat a meal. If a break is less than 20 minutes in duration, it must be counted as hours worked and paid. For other breaks to be unpaid, employees must be completely relieved of work duties. Work breaks and rest periods from Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, click here. PIM hosted a webinar with Tom Revnew about the meal and break time law, PIM Webinar: Meal and Rest Break Requirements – Minnesota Law, click here.
