Minnesota Employment Law Council
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What it says it does
FOUNDED IN 1990, THE MINNESOTA EMPLOYMENT LAW COUNCIL (MELC) SERVES MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS BY HELPING THEIR HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS AND CORPORATE COUNSEL STAY ABREAST OF AND SHAPE CONSTRUCTIVE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT LAW POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN MINNESOTA, AS WELL AS BENCHMARK THE BEST PRACTICES OF OTHER MEMBERS RELATIVE TO EMPLOYMENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY OBJECTIVES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE ISSUES.MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY EMPLOYER THAT EMPLOYS PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF EXISTING MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP INVOLVES ANNUAL DUES OF $7,000 AND AN INTEREST IN SHARING AND ACCESSING MEMBER IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF MELC'S MISSION. UPON APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE, MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL MELC PROGRAMS, ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ALL INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERSHIP DISTRIBUTION AND FREE TO CONSULT WITH OTHER MEMBERS AND THE MELC GENERAL COUNSEL REGARDING CURRENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES.
- Income
- $82,000
- Spending
- $59,650
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- MELC MEMBERS MEET ON AVERAGE 3-4 TIMES PER YEAR TO DISCUSS EXPERIENCES, SOLICIT OTHERS' VIEWPOINTS AND SHARE IDEAS ABOUT THE LATEST EMPLOYMENT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY AND PRACTICE ISSUES. THESE MEETINGS REVOLVE NOT AROUND TRADITIONAL SEMINAR LECTURES BUT AROUND DISCUSSION BY THE MEMBERS OF ISSUES THEY ARE CURRENTLY FACING OR BACKGROUND THEY FEEL THEY ARE MISSING RELATIVE TO SPECIFIC CHALLENGES. MELC IS DESIGNED AS A VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH MEMBERS CAN ADDRESS THE QUESTION: "WHAT ARE OTHERS DOING ABOUT THIS?" THESE MEETINGS PROVE TO BE A RICH SOURCE OF EXAMPLES, DATA AND IDEAS. IN EACH CASE, THE PROGRAM IS HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AMONG THE MEMBERS AND DEALS MUCH MORE WITH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE THAN LEGAL DISSERTATION.
- IN ADDITION, MELC CLOSELY FOLLOWS DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY EMERGE AND ARE CONSIDERED AT THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, HELPING MEMBERS KEEP THEIR MANAGEMENT CURRENTLY ADVISED ABOUT LEGISLATIVE TRENDS, SENTIMENTS AND PROPOSALS AND DELIVERING TIMELY EXPERT LEGAL TESTIMONY AT SOMETIMES HASTILY SCHEDULED COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS APPROPRIATE. MELC LOBBYISTS MONITOR WORKER RIGHTS, LEAVE, WAGE AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT BILLS AS AND BEFORE THEY EMERGE, GUIDE AND HELP IMPLEMENT MELC'S RESPONSE AND COORDINATE MELC ACTIVITY WITH THOSE OF OTHER EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL COMPANY LOBBYISTS WHOSE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE MUCH LESS SPECIALIZED. MELC IS CONSISTENTLY CAREFUL TO STRIKE A RESPONSIBLE, CONSTRUCTIVE TONE, EMPHASIZING POTENTIAL UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.
- FINALLY, ON SELECT OCCASIONS PRESENTING A STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF IMPORTANT POLICY PRECEDENT, MELC PARTICIPATES IN MINNESOTA APPELLATE CASES IN A AMICUS CURIAE ROLE, AGAIN WITH A VIEW TO SHAPING THE LAW BEFORE IT HAS BEEN FINALLY PROMULGATED.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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