Business and employees

We offer resources and information for employers and employees.

COVID-19 safety protocols

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

When you wear a mask, you protect yourself and others. A mask should not be considered a substitute for social distancing.

With the addition of new variants that can increase virus transmission, it is important to get tested to help stop the spread of the virus.

Questions

If you have questions about health procedures, contact COVID19@minneapolismn.gov or call the Minnesota Department of Health hotline at 651-201-3920.

COVID-19 impacts to sick and safe time

Under the City’s sick and safe time ordinance, employers with six or more workers are required to provide time off at a minimum threshold of at least one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Employers with five or fewer workers must also provide sick time, but it may be unpaid.

An employee's accrued sick and safe time hours are legally protected for their use due to coronavirus symptoms, testing or infection, both for the employee and for the employee to care for a covered family member, including for:

Coronavirus screening
Care or quarantine due to coronavirus symptoms or infection
Testing or quarantine following close personal contact with a coronavirus infected or symptomatic person
Covered family members' school or place-of-care closure due to coronavirus
Workplace closure by order of a public official due to coronavirus

For more details on how sick and safe time can be used during the coronavirus outbreak, read the frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and the sick and safe time ordinance on sicktimeinfo.minneapolismn.gov