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Minnesota Overtime Laws<\/h1>\n
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States usually define a full workweek as including the weekdays only, but in Minnesota, all seven days of a week are counted. Specifically, the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act requires all employers, regardless of gross annual revenue, to pay overtime for all hours an employee works in excess of 48 hours during the seven day period of a workweek. Employees must also be paid at least 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for these overtime hours.<\/p>\r\n

Minnesota Overtime Law Summary<\/h2>\r\n

This chart highlights key provisions of Minnesota overtime law.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Overtime Calculation Methods<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

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  • Hourly<\/b>: Pay time and a half (1.5 times the regular rate) for hours over 48 hours in a workweek.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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    • Hourly Plus Bonus and\/or Commission<\/b>: Regular rate = Total hours times hourly rate, plus the workweek equivalent of the bonus and\/or commission, divided by the total hours in the workweek; then pay half of that regular rate for each overtime hour.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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      • Salary:<\/b> Regular rate = Salary divided by the number of hours the salary is intended to compensate.
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        • If the regular hours are less than 48: Add regular rate for each hour up to 48, then pay time and a half for hours over 48.<\/li>\r\n
        • If the regular hours = 48: Pay time and a half for hours over 48.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

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