Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

177.21 CITATION; FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. Sections 177.21 to 177.35 may be cited as the "Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act." History: 1973 c 721 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 4 s 1

177.22 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The purpose of the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act is (1) to establish minimum wage and overtime compensation standards that maintain workers' health, efficiency, and general well-being; (2) to safeguard existing minimum wage and overtime compensat…

177.23 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms, for the purposes of sections 177.21 to 177.35, have the meanings given to them in this section. § Subd. 2.Department. "Department…

177.24 PAYMENT OF MINIMUM WAGES. § Subdivision 1.Amount. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 177.21 to 177.35, every employer must pay each employee wages at a rate of at least: (1) $8.00 per hour beginning August 1, 2014; (2) $9.00 per hour beginning August 1, 2015; (3)…

177.25 OVERTIME. § Subdivision 1.Compensation required. No employer may employ an employee for a workweek longer than 48 hours, unless the employee receives compensation for employment in excess of 48 hours in a workweek at a rate of at least 1-1/2 times the regular rate at which…

177.251 RIDE SHARING NOT OVERTIME. The provisions of this chapter relating to compensation for overtime and payment of a minimum wage do not apply to employees' time spent in ride-sharing arrangements as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 65. History: 1983 c 311 s 10; 1984 c…

177.253 MANDATORY WORK BREAKS. § Subdivision 1.Rest breaks. An employer must allow each employee a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to utilize the nearest convenient restroom, whichever is longer, within each four consecutive hours of work. § Subd. 2.Collective ba…

177.254 MANDATORY MEAL BREAK. § Subdivision 1.Meal break. An employer must allow each employee who is working for six or more consecutive hours a meal break of at least 30 minutes. § Subd. 2.Payment not required. Except for subdivision 4, nothing in this section requires the empl…

177.255 PAYROLL CARD ACCOUNTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (a) "Payroll card" means a card issued to an employee by an employer or other payroll card issuer to access funds fr…

177.26 DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Creation. The Division of Labor Standards in the Department of Labor and Industry is supervised and controlled by the commissioner of labor and industry. § Subd. 2.Powers and duties. The Division of Labor Standards shall adminis…

177.27 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Examination of records. The commissioner may enter during reasonable office hours or upon request and inspect the place of business or employment of any employer of employees working in the state, to examine and inspect bo…

177.28 POWER TO MAKE RULES. § Subdivision 1.General authority. The commissioner may adopt rules, including definitions of terms, to carry out the purposes of sections 177.21 to 177.44, to prevent the circumvention or evasion of those sections, and to safeguard the minimum wage an…

177.29 JUDICIAL REVIEW. § Subdivision 1.Appeal. A person aggrieved by an administrative rule issued under section 177.28 may appeal in accordance with chapter 14. § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1983 c 247 s 219] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1983 c 247 s 219] History: 1973 c 721 s 9; 1982 c 424 s…

177.30 KEEPING RECORDS; PENALTY. (a) Every employer subject to sections 177.21 to 177.44 must make and keep a record of: (1) the name, address, and occupation of each employee; (2) the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to each employee; (3) the hours worked each da…

177.31 POSTING OF LAW AND RULES; PENALTY. Every employer subject to sections 177.21 to 177.44 must obtain and keep a summary of those sections, approved by the department, and copies of any applicable rules adopted under those sections, or a summary of the rules. The employer mus…

177.32 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Misdemeanors. An employer who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) hinders or delays the commissioner in the performance of duties required under sections 177.21 to 177.435, 181.01 to 181.723, or 181.79; (2) refuses to admit …

177.35 RIGHT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Nothing in sections 177.21 to 177.35 limits the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing to establish wages or other conditions of work more favorable to the employees than…

177.41 STATE PROJECTS AND STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; PUBLIC POLICY. It is in the public interest that public buildings and other public works be constructed and maintained by the best means and highest quality of labor reasonably available and that persons working on public work…

177.42 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 177.41 to 177.44 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them except where the context indicates otherwise. § Subd. 2.Project. "Project" means demolition, erection, construction, alteration, improvem…

177.43 CONTRACTS FOR STATE PROJECTS; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Hours of labor. Any contract which provides for a project must state that: (1) no laborer or mechanic employed directly on the project work site by the contractor or any subcontractor, agent, or other person doing or c…

177.435 FACILITY CONSTRUCTION; PREVAILING WAGE. Construction of value-added agricultural product processing facility financed in whole or in part with a loan or grant provided under section 41A.035, 41B.044, or 41B.046 is a "project" as that term is defined in section 177.42, sub…

177.44 HIGHWAY CONTRACTS; HOURS OF LABOR; WAGE RATES; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Hours, wages permitted. A laborer or mechanic employed by a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person doing or contracting to do all or part of the work under a contract based on bids as provid…

177.45 ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT. In addition to the enforcement of this chapter by the department, the attorney general may enforce this chapter under section 8.31. History: 1Sp2019 c 7 art 3 s 7

177.50 EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in section 181.9445 apply to this section. § Subd. 2.Individual remedies. An action to recover damages under section 181.944 for violation of sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 must be commenced…

178.01 PURPOSES. The purposes of this chapter are: to open to all people regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, or age the opportu…

178.011 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The terms defined in this section have the meanings given and apply to this chapter. § Subd. 2.Apprentice. "Apprentice" means a worker who is at least 16 years of age who is employed to learn an apprenticeable trade or occupation in a r…

178.012 UNIFORMITY WITH FEDERAL LAW. § Subdivision 1.Apprenticeship rules. Federal regulations governing apprenticeship, as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, parts 29, sections 29.1 to 29.6 and 29.11, and 30, are the apprenticeship rules in this state, subject to…

178.02 APPRENTICESHIP ADVISORY BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Members. The commissioner shall appoint an Apprenticeship Advisory Board composed of three representatives each from employer and employee organizations, and two representatives of the general public. A designee of the commiss…

178.03 DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP. § Subdivision 1.Establishment of division. There is established a Division of Apprenticeship in the Department of Labor and Industry. This division shall be administered by a director, and be under the supervision of the commissioner. § Subd. 2.…

178.035 REGISTRATION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Application. To apply for the registration of an apprenticeship program, a sponsor shall submit a completed application to the division on a form provided by the commissioner, which shall include standards of appren…

178.036 STANDARDS OF APPRENTICESHIP. § Subdivision 1.Federal uniformity. Each program must have an organized, written plan of program standards embodying the terms and conditions of employment, training, and supervision of one or more apprentices in an apprenticeable trade or occ…

178.041 RULEMAKING POWER. § Subdivision 1.Rules. The commissioner may, upon receipt of the board's proposals, accept, adopt, and issue them by rule with any modifications or amendments the commissioner finds appropriate. The commissioner may refer them back to the board with reco…

178.044 DETERMINATION OF APPRENTICE WAGES. § Subdivision 1.Maximum hours. The maximum number of hours of work per week shall not exceed either the number prescribed by law or the customary regular number of hours per week for the employees of the company by which the apprentice i…

178.07 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Approval required. (a) The division shall approve, if it determines that it is in the best interest of the apprentice, an apprenticeship agreement prepared by the sponsor on a form provided by the commissioner that meet…

178.071 APPRENTICE DATA. § Subdivision 1.Definition. "Apprentice data" means data on individuals collected, maintained, used, or disseminated because an individual has applied for or has been submitted for registration as an apprentice with the Division of Apprenticeship, or is c…

178.09 INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Complaint. Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon the division's own initiative, the division may investigate to determine if there has been a violation of the terms of an apprentices…

178.091 INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT; APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Investigations. In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may investigate registered apprenticeship programs and applicants for program registration to determ…

178.10 LIMITATION. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall have no application to those individuals who are apprenticed by the commissioner of corrections pursuant to sections 242.43 and 242.44. (b) Nothing in this chapter or any apprenticeship agreement operates to invalidate: …

178.11 LABOR EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. The commissioner shall establish the labor education advancement grant program for the purpose of facilitating the participation or retention of people of color, Indigenous people, and women in registered apprenticeship programs. …

179.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them for purposes of sections 179.01 to 179.17. § Subd. 2.Person. "Person" includes individu…

179.02 BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. There is established a Bureau of Mediation Services under the supervision and control of a commissioner. The commissioner shall be appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. § Subd. 2.Specia…

179.03 REMOVING MEDIATORS FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. Any mediator, under the provisions of sections 179.01 to 179.17, who exerts personal influence, directly or indirectly, to induce any other person to adopt the mediator's political views, or to favor any particular candidate for…

179.04 BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES; EXPENSES AND FEES. § Subdivision 1.Travel and other expenses. The commissioner of mediation services and employees, or any special mediator, shall be paid their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of t…

179.06 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Notices. (a) When any employee, employees, or representative of employees, or labor organization shall desire to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement, or make any change in any existing agreement, or shall desire any…

179.07 LABOR DISPUTE AFFECTING PUBLIC INTERESTS; PROCEDURE. If the dispute is in any industry, business, or institution affected with a public interest, which includes, but is not restricted to, any industry, business, or institution engaged in supplying the necessities of life, …

179.08 POWERS OF COMMISSION APPOINTED BY COMMISSIONER. (a) The commission appointed by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of section 179.07 shall have the power to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence which re…