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Minnesota labor laws do not require employers to provide employees with severance pay. If an employer chooses to provide severance benefits, it must comply with the terms of its established policy or employment contract.
In other words, there is no Minnesota law requiring an employer to pay out PTO time when we leave employment. However, sometimes employers have a provision in their employee handbook stating circumstances in which they will pay out PTO to employees upon separation from employment.
Are termination letters required? Most companies are not required by law to give employees letters of termination. The exceptions are those located in Arizona, California, Illinois and New Jersey. Most employers, however, do provide termination letters as a professional courtesy and a legal record.
Employees also have the option of filing a claim in court if the employer does not pay final wages as required under Minnesota law. In addition to final wages due, employees may also recover one day of average wages for each day the employer is late in paying (up to 15 days).
An employer must give a truthful reason why an employee was terminated if it is requested in writing by the employee. The employee's written request must be made within 15 working days of termination. The employer has 10 working days from receipt of the request to give a truthful reason in writing for the termination.
If termination is due to a layoff or position elimination covered under the WARN Act, notices need to be sent out 60 days prior to termination.
Ask the employee to sign a resignation letter to document that the employee left voluntarily and the effective date. Keep the resignation letter in the employee's personnel file. If you can't obtain a resignation letter, document the reasons for the separation and keep that record in the employee's personnel file.
A terminated employee's paycheck must be paid within 24 hours of the employee's demand for wages (see Minnesota Statutes 181.13). If an employee quits, wages are due on the next pay period that is more than five days after quitting.
Final Paycheck Requirements In Minnesota Under Minnesota Statute §181.13, any employee who quits his or her job is legally entitled to receive a final paycheck on the next scheduled pay date, or within 20 days of the last day of work, whichever date comes earlier.