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Categories: Employment rights, Employment rights in Minnesota, employee rights
Minnesota is an employment "at will" state. An employee can quit for any reason; an employer can fire any employee for any reason as long as that reason is not illegal, such as discrimination based on race, creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.
Notice of separation
No notice of separation is required by law, by either party, upon separation of an employee for any reason. Courtesy and time to collect accrued benefits are reasons why notice is given.
Categories: Termination, employment termination, employment termination in Minnesota, separation, fired, getting fired, sick leave, vacation accrual, severance package, vacation time, final paycheck
What is wage theft?
When an employer avoids paying or fails to pay wages earned by its employees, it is wage theft. View examples of wage theft here. Learn about new wage theft legislation here.
Categories: Wages, overtime, questions about wages, rules about wages, wages in Minnesota, wage theft
How many hours do I have to work to be considered a full-time employee?
Minnesota law does not define employees as full or part time, rather Minnesota Rules 5200.0170 defines a workweek. A workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours, seven consecutive 24-hour periods.
Categories: Work hours, Work hours in Minnesota, Employee work hours, laws on work hours, FAQs on work hours, nursing moms, nursing mothers, Work breaks, get a break, break time, school visits, work overtime
How do I get my final paycheck?
I was laid-off, fired or my job ended
You must make a written demand to your employer for all wages. See our sample letter.
The employer must pay all final wages within 24 hours of receiving the written demand.
If you handled money or property for your employer, your employer may take 10 calendar-days to audit its records before issuing your final paycheck.
Categories: Final paychecks, employer deductions, uniform and equipment deductions
File a wage claim
Minnesota Statutes 181.13 and 181.14
Employees terminated, discharged or fired are due all wages and commissions with 24 hours of a written demand for payment.
Categories: Final wages, wages due upon separation, demanding final wages, demand, final paycheck, last paycheck, getting fired, terminated, quit, leaving job, demand wages
View a flyer about Minnesota's wage-disclosure protection
Categories: wage disclosure, Minnesota wage disclosure protection, Wage disclosure protection, Women's Economic Security Act
Paying overtime – Minnesota law
The Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay overtime for all hours worked in excess of 48 per workweek, unless the employee is specifically exempt under Minnesota Statutes 177.23, subdivision 7.
Overtime pay must be at least one-and-one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay. This is calculated by dividing the total pay in any work week by the total number of hours worked in that week.
Categories: Overtime laws, Minnesota overtime laws, federal overtime laws, agriculture
Packinghouse Workers Bill of Rights law
The Minnesota Packinghouse Workers Bill of Rights states employers must:
furnish its employees with equipment to safely perform their jobs under occupational safety and health standards; and
provide an explanation in an employee's native language about the employee's rights and duties as an employee either in person or through written materials that include a description of the:
employee's salary and benefits plans,
employee's job position,
Categories: Packinghouse workers, Packinghouse employees, Packinghouse workers' rights, Packinghouse workers in Minnesota, meatpacking
Required statement of earnings
Employers are required to provide each employee with a written statement of earnings. This statement must be issued at the end of each pay period and must include the following:
the name of the employee;
the hourly rate of pay (if applicable);
the total number of hours worked by the employee unless exempt from Minnesota Statutes chapter 177;
the total amount of gross pay earned by the employee during that period;
Categories: Payment for hours worked, payment for hours worked in Minnesota, Minnesota Fair Labor Standards, earnings statement, earnings, recordkeeping, Final wages, demanding final wages, written statement