HF 4522 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Employee's ability to waive a meal break clarified.

This bill clarifies that Minnesota employees can voluntarily choose to skip their required meal breaks, provided they do so in writing or electronically and can revoke the waiver with reasonable notice for future shifts. It also mandates that employers must pay employees for any time worked during a waived meal break and prohibits employers from forcing employees to give up their breaks. The change directly affects workers covered by Minnesota's meal break laws and their employers, establishing clearer rules for how break waivers must be requested and documented.
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Introduced Mar 23, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Leon Lillie
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