Product Description
The City of Bloomington Paid Sick and Safe Time Poster provides information on the City’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (ESST). Under the law, employees accrue a minimum of one hour of sick and safe time for every 30 hours in a calendar year. Employees may not accrue more than 48 hours of accrued sick and safe time in a calendar year unless the employer agrees to a higher amount. Employees begin accruing ESST on the first day of employment, or on the day the ordinance goes into effect if they are already employed.
ESST must be taken for the following:
- The employee’s own mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; including the need to pursue treatment or obtain preventative care.
- The mental or physical illness, injury or health condition of the employee’s family member, to allow the employee to provide care.
- An absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of the employee or the employee’s family member.
- The closure of the employee’s place of business “by order of a public official” to limit exposure to infectious agents, biological toxins, hazardous materials, or other public health emergencies.
- The employee’s inability to work or telework when determined by a healthcare professional or authority for risk of infecting others with a communicable disease.
- To accommodate family member school or daycare closures due to public health emergencies, inclement weather, power outages, or loss of heating or cooling.
Posting Requirement
Every employer resident in the city and employing covered employees is required to display the City of Bloomington Paid Sick and Safe Time Poster in a conspicuous and accessible place in each establishment where covered employees are employed. (Bloomington, MN Code of Ordinances, Sec. 23.09)
If an employer has employees who speak languages other than English and Spanish, the employer may be required to post the official ESST poster the City Attorney’s Office deems necessary to inform employees of their rights under the ordinance. Please contact us if you would like to request the City of Bloomington Paid Sick and Safe Time Poster in a language other than English and Spanish.