Please select a topic below to jump directly to the corresponding agency:
- Discrimination/Harassment
- Safety & Health (workplace health & safety complaints and information)
- Unemployment Insurance
- Wage and Hour/Labor Standards Violations
- Workers’ Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)
1. Discrimination/Harassment
For more information about filing a discrimination or harassment claim in Minnesota, see our page on filing a discrimination complaint: Minnesota
Discrimination/Harassment – State Agency
Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR)
Freeman Building,
625 Robert Street North,
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-539-1100
Toll free: 1-800-657-3704
TTY: 1-800-627-3529
Fax: 651-296-9042
Web Address: http://www.humanrights.state.mn.us
Agency Description/Mission: MDHR’s mission is to stop illegal discrimination and promote equal opportunity for all people in Minnesota. We provide statewide leadership aimed at eliminating discrimination and intergroup conflict. We inform and educate the public about their rights and responsibilities under the Human Rights Act.
Discrimination/Harassment – Local Offices of Federal Agency (EEOC)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Minneapolis Area Office
Towle Building
330 South Second Avenue, Suite 720
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2224
Phone: 1-800-669-4000
Fax: 612-335-4044
TTY: 1-800-669-6820
For more information about this agency, see the EEOC section of our page on federal agencies
2. Safety & Health (workplace health & safety complaints and information)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA)
St. Paul Office
443 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-4307
Phone: (651) 284-5050
Toll-Free: (877) 470-6742
Fax: (651) 282-5405
Duluth Office
5 N. Third Ave. W., Suite 402
Duluth, MN 55802-1611
Phone: (218) 723-4678
Mankato Office
410 Jackson Street, Suite 520
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507) 389-6501
E-Mail: OSHA.Compliance@state.mn.us
Web Address: http://www.doli.state.mn.us/MnOsha.asp
Agency Description/Mission: The mission of Minnesota OSHA is to make sure every worker in the state has a safe and healthful workplace. Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) is committed to helping Minnesotans improve workplace safety and health. Some of these services include outreach, consultation and enforcement efforts.
You have the right to a safe and healthful workplace
MNOSHA Handouts & Safety Information
3. Unemployment Insurance
Minnesota Department of Economic Security
390 N. Robert Street, 5th Floor
St. Paul, MN 55101
Teleclaim (Twin Cities Metro Area): (651) 296-3644
Teleclaim (Greater Minnesota): (877) 898-9090
TTY (Twin Cities Metro Area): (651) 634-5062
TTY (Greater Minnesota): (877) 360-1919
Web Address: http://www.uimn.org/uimn/
Frequently Asked Questions About Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment Benefits Handbook
Second Language Forms (Spanish, Somali & Hmong)
4. Wage and Hour/Labor Standards Violations
Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – State Agency
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Labor Standards
443 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 284-5005 or 1-800-342-5354
Email: DLI.LaborStandards@state.mn.us
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
E-Mail: DLI.Laborstandards@state.mn.us
Web Address: http://www.dli.mn.gov/LaborLaw.asp
Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – Local Offices of Federal Agency (DOL)
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA Wage & Hour Division
Minneapolis District Office
US Dept. of Labor
Wage & Hour Division
Tri-Tech Center, Suite 920
331 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2233
For more information about this agency, see the U.S. Department of Labor section of our page on federal agencies
5. Workers’ Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Division of Workers’ Compensation
443 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4319
Phone: (651) 284-5232
Toll-Free: (800) 342-5354
E-Mail: DLI.Workcomp@state.mn.us
Web Address: http://www.dli.mn.gov/WorkComp.asp
Minnesota Workers’ Compensation System Employee Information Sheet
An Employee’s Guide to the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation System