Attorney General Ellison issues third-annual ‘Working for Workers’ report

Report highlights ways AG’s Office helps workers fight wage theft; issued annually for Labor Day

September 4, 2026 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today released his Office’s third “Working for Workers” report, an annual report issued for the Labor Day holiday. The report details the work done by the Worker Protection team and other divisions in the Attorney General’s Office that are helping working Minnesotans afford their lives and live with dignity, safety, and respect. 

"When our workers thrive, Minnesota thrives,” said Attorney General Ellison. "That’s why the Civil, Housing, and Worker Protection Division in my office stands up for Minnesota’s workers and enforces the laws that protect them—on Labor Day, and every day. From wage theft to employer misclassification fraud, predatory training contracts, and more, our team is always ready to hold bad actors accountable and put money back in the pockets of working Minnesotans. And they aren’t alone — our Rule of Law Division is fighting federal overreach that impacts workers, and our legislative team is working to advance worker-friendly policy in Minnesota. I’m proud to share this report that covers the efforts across my office to make things better for working people.” 

The report describes how the Attorney General’s Office has been working to enforce Minnesota law on behalf of workers, including by stopping use of predatory training repayment agreements for salon employees at a Minnesota salon franchise, shutting down a supposed nonprofit that acted as a staffing agency to misclassify “volunteers” who staffed stadium concession stands, and winning $800,000 in restitution for gig-economy delivery drivers. The report also highlights the work the Attorney General’s Office has been doing to stand up against the Trump Administration’s anti-worker policies. 

Attorney General Ellison’s office maintains a complaint form, also available in Spanish, where workers can report violations of Minnesota labor law, such as wage theft, discrimination, misclassification of employees as independent contractors, or requiring off-the-clock work. More information about what wage theft is, the forms it can take, how Minnesotans are protected from wage theft under the law, and how to report it is available on the Wage Theft page of Attorney General Ellison’s website.