State Regulations: Minnesota
Date Revised: 12/2/2012
| Governing Body: | Minnesota Department of Health | Environmental Health Division | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Lodging in Minnesota | Youth Camps Minnesota Statues, Chapter 157 (Section 157.16) Additional relevant statutes and rules: Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 144 (Sections 144.71-144.74) and Minnesota Administrative Rules, Chapter 4630 (4630.2300-4630.4750) |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Via Internet: Minnesota Public Criminal History Also see: Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 (13.87) Minnesota Department of Public Safety |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Driver and Vehicle Records are available through the Driver & Vehicle Services website.
$9.50 record copy; $10.50 certified record copy |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Minnesota Predatory Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$6.15 per hour* for "large employers," defined as any enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $625,000. $5.25 per hour* for "small employers," defined as any enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is less than $625,000. |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: staff members of a nonprofit organization employed on a seasonal basis in an organized children’s resident or day camp; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals; volunteers for nonprofit organizations; minors under age 18 working less than 20 hours a week on municipal recreational programs | |
| Subminimum Wage: | $4.90/hour for employees under age 20 for the first 90 consecutive days of employment. The Department may issue rules for the handicapped, apprentices, and learners. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Acts (Minnesota Statutes 177.24) | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 48-hour week. State and political subdivision employees: 1½ hours off for each hour worked over 48 in any workweek instead of overtime pay. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage (except corn detasslers under age 18); seasonal employees for a carnival, fair, or ski facility | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirements: | Meal period: sufficient time to eat a meal during shift of 8 or more hours; need not be paid time; collective bargaining agreements may provide otherwise. Rest period: adequate time to visit restroom in each 4 consecutive hours of work (collective bargaining agreements may provide otherwise); reasonable time to express breast milk for nursing mothers (doesn’t need to be paid time). | |
| Other Wages Source: | Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 177 (177.21-177.35) | |
| Additional Info: | Minnesota state minimum-wage laws | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
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