Minnesota Legislature
HF 2912
as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/11/2010 08:43am
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A bill for an act
relating to employment; regulating overtime payment obligations of employers;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.25, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Compensation required.
No employer may employ an employee
for a workweek longer than deleted text begin 48deleted text end new text begin 40 new text end hours, unless the employee receives compensation for
employment in excess of deleted text begin 48deleted text end new text begin 40 new text end hours in a workweek at a rate of at least 1-1/2 times the
regular rate at which the employee is employed. The state of Minnesota or a political
subdivision may grant time off at the rate of 1-1/2 hours for each hour worked in excess of
deleted text begin 48deleted text end new text begin 40 new text end hours in a week in lieu of monetary compensation. An employer does not violate
the overtime pay provisions of this section by employing any employees for a workweek
in excess of deleted text begin 48deleted text end new text begin 40 new text end hours without paying the compensation for overtime employment
prescribed (1) if the employee is employed under an agreement meeting the requirement
of section 7(b)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, or (2) if the
employee is employed as a sugar beet hand laborer on a piece rate basis, provided that the
regular rate of pay received per hour of work exceeds the applicable wage provided in
section 177.24, subdivision 1 by at least 40 cents.