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The City of Minneapolis is moving forward with a controversial sick leave plan that was proposed last year, mandating city business owners must provide earned sick and safe time for all Minneapolis workers.
The controversial Minneapolis sick leave plan has raised anger levels among small business owners and employers who say the citywide ordinance should recognize the differences between small and large businesses, and give concessions to small ones.
In April 2015, the City Council passed a resolution (PDF) to create a 19-member workgroup, named the Workplace Partnership Group, to develop policy proposals around three key issues that low-income workers in Minneapolis allegedly face: wage theft, fair scheduling, and earned sick time.