MN SF4071

Employees must receive overtime compensation at 1-1/2 times their regular rate for all hours worked on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek, regardless of whether they have worked more than 40 hours during the week.

Employers are prohibited from requiring employees to work shifts that begin less than 11 hours after the end of a previous shift, unless the employee consents in writing; consenting employees must receive 1-1/2 times their regular rate for such hours.

Employees are also protected from working during the 11-hour period following the end of a shift that spans two calendar days, unless they provide written consent and receive overtime pay.

Shifts are defined as consecutive hours an employee is required to work or be on call, with breaks totaling two hours or less not considered an interruption of consecutive hours.

Adds section 181.9912 to Minnesota Statutes to establish new minimum time between shift requirements and applies enforcement provisions through the Department of Labor and Industry.