
Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025, Part IV: Special Session Roundup
On June 14, 2026, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation passed during a one-day legislative special session that includes new employment laws or amends existing employment laws. The legislation—Senate File (SF) 17 / House File (HF) 15—clarifies requirements for meal and rest breaks, modifies the powers of the commissioner of labor and industries, increases penalties for employers that misrepresent or make false statements to the state’s unemployment insurance program, and modifies the state’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law.