On May 27, 2016, the Minneapolis City Council passed its long awaited Sick and Safe Time Ordinance, requiring most employers with employees working in the City of Minneapolis to provide paid sick/safe time to those employees commencing July 1, 2017. Although the City may make additional amendments – potentially including a safe harbor for employer PTO plans that satisfy the minimum hours requirements and permit available paid time off to be used for purposes consistent with the ordinance – employers should prepare to take the following steps to comply with the new ordinance...