Minnesota
What Minnesota law says about deposits, firings, overtime, collectors and accidents — and where each claim gets filed.
5 guides written for this state
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| claim | free route | statute |
|---|---|---|
| Landlord & tenant a landlord keeping my deposit | — | Minn. Stat. § 504B.178 |
| Employment unpaid overtime | The Labor Standards Division of the Department of Labor and Industry helps you file a wage claim and works to recover the wages, and it says an investigator will contact you within two business days. The wage claim fact sheet is published in English, Spanish, Hmong and Somali.↗ | — |
| Consumer a debt collector harassing me | The Department of Commerce licenses collection agencies and registers individual debt collectors in Minnesota, and it can suspend or cancel a licence when one breaks the law. Complaints go through its online portal, which lets you message the investigator and add documents while the investigation runs — a level of contact most state complaint routes do not offer. The Attorney General publishes the consumer-facing guide.↗ | Minn. Stat. § 332.37 |
| Employment being fired for complaining | Your EEOC deadline here is 300 days rather than 180, because the Minnesota Department of Human Rights takes charges of the same kind — the extension in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1) turns on nothing else. Minn. Stat. § 363A.28 gives you one year from the occurrence to file the state charge, which is two months longer than the federal window. The state claim outlives the federal one here, so do not let the 300 days go by on the assumption that the longer number covers both.↗ | — |
| Injury a car accident | — | Minn. Stat. § 541.05(1)(5) |
free route · 3 of 5 jurisdictions carry this column.
statute · 3 of 5 jurisdictions carry this column.
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