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Also called: MHRA release; rescission; 15-day rescission right.
A waiver or release of rights or remedies secured by this chapter which purports to apply to claims arising out of acts or practices prior to, or concurrent with, the execution of the waiver or release may be rescinded within 15 calendar days of its execution, except that a waiver or release given in settlement of a claim filed with the department or with another administrative agency or judicial body is valid and final upon execution. A waiving or releasing party shall be informed in writing of the right to rescind the waiver or release.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.31, subd. 2. Rescission “must be in writing and delivered to the waived or released party by hand, electronically with the receiving party’s consent, or by mail within the 15-day period,” and a mailed rescission must be postmarked in the period, properly addressed, and sent certified mail return receipt requested. Subdivision 1 separately voids a prospective waiver of future claims, though the Revisor’s note on that subdivision records that it was found preempted by federal law with regard to arbitration agreements. Chapter 363A does not define a “release of Human Rights Act claims”; § 363A.31 supplies the rule that governs one.
Where this comes up
- A severance release does not buy your employer everything — Minnesota and federal law wall off several claims you cannot sign away
- The Exit Meeting: Every Document Handed Across the Table Runs on Its Own Statute and Its Own Clock
- A Minnesota Discrimination Claim Is Usually Lost on the Calendar, Not the Merits
Sources checked September 8, 2026. Citations independently verified against the primary source September 8, 2026.