Minnesota § 177.22 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Minnesota Statutes

§ 177.22 — STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Minnesota § 177.22

PartLABOR, INDUSTRY

Ch. 177LABOR STANDARDS AND WAGES

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Minn. Stat. § 177.22 (2026).

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The purpose of the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act is (1) to establish minimum wage and overtime compensation standards that maintain workers' health, efficiency, and general well-being;

(2)to safeguard existing minimum wage and overtime compensation standards that maintain workers' health, efficiency, and general well-being against the unfair competition of wage and hour standards that do not; and (3) to sustain purchasing power and increase employment opportunities.

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The purpose of the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act is (1) to establish minimum wage and overtime compensation standards that maintain workers' health, efficiency, and general well-being; (2) to safeguard existing minimum wage and overtime compensation standards that maintain workers' health, efficiency, and general well-being against the unfair competition of wage and hour standards that do not; and (3) to sustain purchasing power and increase employment opportunities.