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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Introduction
Mar 2026
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Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2026
Last action Mar 18, 2026
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Mar 18, 2026
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Referred to Labor
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Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Judy Seeberger
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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