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Cass County amends telecommuting policy to address upcoming Minnesota paid-leave law

5710204 · September 2, 2025
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Summary

The board amended the employee handbook's telecommuting section (5.16) to allow consideration of other states' statutes when approving remote work and to monitor employees working from Minnesota so state leave provisions do not inadvertently apply.

The Cass County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 2 approved an amendment to section 5.16 of the county employee handbook addressing telecommuting and remote work.

Personnel staff said the change responds to a Minnesota law taking effect in January 2026 that requires paid leave for employees in that state. To avoid unintended application of that…

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