Overtime -- exempt employees

Some employees are exempt from Minnesota's overtime wages. The following is a partial list.

Employees exempt from Minnesota's overtime wages (partial list)

Executive, administrative or professional employees that meet the salary and duty requirements as defined by state and federal regulations clock

Retail or service employees paid on a commission basis, if the regular rate of pay exceeds one-and-one-half times the minimum wage

An outside sales person (someone who conducts no more than 20 percent of their work on the premise of the employer)

A salesperson, parts person or mechanic that works for a commercial vehicle dealership on a commission or incentive basis

Certain agricultural workers (Minors employed as corn detasslers or hand field-workers with a parent or guardian are not exempt.)

For a complete list of exemptions from state overtime, see Minnesota Statutes 177.23, subd. 7.

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Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul, MN 55155 (directions/maps)
Phone: (651) 284-5070 (Labor Standards), (651) 284-5091 (prevailing wage) or 1-800-DIAL-DLI (1-800-342-5354); TTY: (651) 297-4198
Send email messages to Labor Standards at dli.laborstandards@state.mn.us.
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Employees exempt from Minnesota's overtime wages (partial list)
Executive, administrative or professional employees that meet the salary and duty requirements as defined by state and federal regulations
Retail or service employees paid on a commission basis, if the regular rate of pay exceeds one-and-one-half times the minimum wage
An outside sales person (someone who conducts no more than 20 percent of their work on the premise of the employer)
A salesperson, parts person or mechanic that works for a commercial vehicle dealership on a commission or incentive basis
Certain agricultural workers (Minors employed as corn detasslers or hand field-workers with a parent or guardian are not exempt.)