Compliance
Risk
+5
Sep 6, 2026
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12 min read
The three written programs you do not have.
Minnesota did not adopt the federal exemptions. AWAIR, Employee Right to Know and hazard communication all reach a licensed cannabis facility — and OCM makes you attest at every renewal that your policies comply.
Hiring
+5
Sep 5, 2026
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9 min read
One hire, two background checks.
Since March 2026 every Minnesota cannabis worker goes through the BCA. That check is not a consumer report — and the one you buy from a vendor is governed by two statutes that cannot fit on the same page.
280E
+5
Sep 4, 2026
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7 min read
Fifty is an average, not a headcount
Counting to applicable large employer status, the two penalties, and the December 2024 law that most online summaries still miss.
Payroll
+3
Aug 27, 2026
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3 min read
Three years of records, 72 hours to produce them
Minnesota tells you exactly what to keep, where to keep it, and how fast to hand it over. The penalty for not keeping it is separate from the penalty for whatever it would have shown.
Hiring
+3
Aug 21, 2026
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3 min read
The typo you used to get ten days to fix
ICE narrowed what counts as a correctable I-9 error in March 2026. A missing date of birth now costs money the day an inspector finds it.
Payroll
+3
Aug 17, 2026
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2 min read
A garnishment order doesn't care that you pay in cash
What Minnesota payroll owes the court, how much you can withhold, and the mistake that makes the employer liable for the debt.
Hiring
+3
Aug 14, 2026
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2 min read
The box you're not allowed to put on the application
Ban-the-box, 57,780 sealed cannabis records, and why your background check vendor might be handing you a legal problem.
Hiring
+3
Aug 13, 2026
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2 min read
If you post the job, you post the range
Minnesota's pay transparency law turns 30 employees into a compliance line — and multi-site operators cross it faster than they think.
