Minnesota Talent Leaders #6: June 6th Event Update and Employment Law Changes
Hello Friends,
A June 6th event update and a news item to share ahead of the holiday weekend.
Event Update: Spring Leaders Edition
A reminder that Early Bird pricing for our June 6th half day conference ends tomorrow, May 24th.
To see the agenda and link to register click:
I had a call with Gerry Crispin this morning and he is working on a new talk for us and bringing some data and research with him. While I’ll share more next week about this topic, it involves talent acquisition playing a much longer game in recruiting than we are used to. As AI and automation free up our time, this should be one of the areas we focus on.
Who is attending is a question I have received a few times. Here are some titles:
Chief Diversity Officer
Director, Talent Acquisition
Sr. Manager of Talent Acquisition
VP, Talent Acquisition
Chief People Officer
Director of Recruiting
Team Lead, Recruiting
Global Director of Recruiting
VP of HR
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Minnesota Employment Law Changes
Two items to turn your attention to.
You may have seen news reports that legislation included in the Omnibus Labor and Industry policy bill signed by the governor says starting January 1, 2025, employers with 30 or more employees require all job posts to contain salary ranges.
I reached out to Teresa Thompson, Chair, Employment & Labor Department and Chair, Noncompete and Trade Secret Group, at Fredrikson & Byron for some context. Here is what she sent:
Pay Ranges Required in Job Postings Starting January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, employers with 30 or more employees at one or more sites in Minnesota, and third parties that recruit for these employers, must include the following information in in job postings:
· Minimum and maximum annual starting salary or hourly range of compensation
o The range may not be open ended
o If there is not a range, a fixed pay rate must be listed
o Must be based on a “good faith estimate”
· General description of all benefits and other compensation, including health or retirement benefits
These requirements apply to “any solicitation intended to recruit job applicants for a specific available position,” including electronic and hard copy postings, that include qualifications for desired applicants.
And a reminder from Janet Dorr, Senior Associate, at Fredrikson & Byron that this starts July 1, 2024:
Ban on Non-Solicitation Covenants in New Service Contracts
Effective July 1, 2024, service providers (businesses or people who perform work for a customer) may not enter into a contract prohibiting their customers from soliciting or hiring their employees, independent contractors, or others who perform work for the service provider. This applies to any provision that restricts, restrains, or in any way prohibits the customer from directly or indirectly soliciting or hiring those individuals. Provisions that violate this restriction are void and unenforceable, and service providers are required to notify their employees of any covenants that violate this restriction.
The ban does not apply to workers who perform professional business consulting for computer software development and related services who seek employment through a service provider with the intent of being hired by the customer at a later date.
The ban only applies to agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2024. Agreements containing these provisions that were entered into before July 1, 2024 are not affected.
I am NOT an attorney so don’t send any me any questions 😊 Contact your business attorney or reach out to Teresa => tthompson@fredlaw.com
I wish you all a restful and safe Memorial Day weekend as we honor the U.S. military personnel who died while serving our country.
Questions, thoughts and/or comments… I’ll gladly take them
Paul DeBettignies
Founder
Minnesota Talent Leaders
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