SF 4594 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Employee's ability to waive a meal break clarification

This bill clarifies that employees in Minnesota can voluntarily choose to skip their mandatory meal breaks, provided they do so in writing or electronically and can revoke the waiver with reasonable notice for future shifts. It requires employers to pay employees for any time worked during a waived meal break and explicitly prohibits employers from forcing employees to give up their breaks. The changes apply to all workers covered under Minnesota's meal break laws and aim to formalize the process for requesting and revoking break waivers.
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Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Last action Mar 18, 2026
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Mar 18, 2026
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Mar 18, 2026
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Judy Seeberger
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