1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; modifying certain prevailing hours of labor 
1.3 	requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 177.42, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 177.42, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 4.Prevailing hours of labor. (a) "Prevailing hours of labor" means the hours 
1.7 	of labor per day and per week worked within the area by a larger number of workers of the 
1.8 	same class than are employed within the area for any other number of hours per day and 
1.9 	per week. The prevailing hours of labor may not be more than eight hours per day or more 
1.10 	than 40 hours per week, except as provided in paragraph (b).
1.11 	(b) For highway projects and projects on underground facilities as defined in section 
1.12 	216D.01, subdivision 11, the prevailing hours of labor may not be more than ten hours 
1.13 	per day or more than 40 hours per week. As used in this paragraph, "week" applies to 
1.14 	work performed Monday through Saturday.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.