MINNESOTA LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION

Since 1952, the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association (MLBA) has been helping licensed beverage retailers in the state of Minnesota with information resources, educational programs and government affairs services designed to promote and protect their business. All our member retailers understand that “with MLBA you’re not alone.”

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HIGHLIGHTED POSTS

All-in-one Labor Laws Poster 2026 for MLBA Members Only!

MLBA members only should have received early in 2026, a brand new all-in-one labor law poster. New on this years poster was a new Minnesota minimum wage as of January 1st. The new minimum wage posting as well as a new Paid Family & Medical Leave posting are two changes from last year’s All-in-one Poster.

If you haven’t receive a poster, make sure your MLBA membership dues are paid up. Give us a call or email at 651-772-0910 or [email protected].

It’s time for key fixes to Minnesota’s employee leave policies

These programs should work as effectively as possible for both businesses and workers.
by Bruce Nustad, Tony Chesak and Doug Loon

Every major policy change comes with the need for adjustments, and Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2024, and the upcoming Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program, set to launch on Jan. 1, 2026, are no exception. As these programs take root, small businesses and employees alike are experiencing their real-world impacts, making it imperative that the Minnesota Legislature take a thoughtful approach to necessary refinements.

MLBA Hall of Fame Member Passes

Darrell Ansel, age 86 of Minnetonka passed away with family by his side on Saturday 12/2/23.

Darrell Ansel for more than 50 years had been a leader for retailers at all levels of government, local, state and national. As a long time Board member of the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association in the 80’s thru 2000 and the National Association of Beverage Retailers (NABR), Darrell spent many hours walking the corridors of his local city hall, Minnesota’s State Capitol, and the Nation’s Capitol in Washington D.C.