Case Summary:

In the case of LeadingAge Minnesota v. Nicole Blissenbach (Docket No. 25-2252), argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on February 11, 2026, the relevant facts are as follows:

The lawsuit was filed by LeadingAge Minnesota and Care Providers of Minnesota, representing over 1,000 senior care providers, to challenge a new labor rule promulgated by the Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board.

The challenged rule mandates that, effective January 1, 2025, nursing home employers must pay "holiday pay" at a rate of time-and-a-half to specific categories of staff working on designated holidays.

A central factual element of the rule is a "modification provision" that allows employers to substitute holid ...