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Council hears staff report on HERO ordinance updates; changes laid over to Oct. 1
Summary
The Saint Paul City Council heard a staff report and discussion about a package of ordinance amendments that would update city code related to the Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (HERO).
The Saint Paul City Council heard a staff report and discussion about a package of ordinance amendments that would update city code related to the Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (HERO).
Deputy Director Beth Commerce told the council the package aligns local ordinances with recent state law changes covering earned sick and safe time, minimum wage and wage-theft enforcement. "We do labor standards investigations, human rights investigations, accessibility for the ADA and language access, complaints of police misconduct," Commerce said, describing the department's portfolio.
Commerce…
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