Takeaways
- Beginning 1.1.26, all employers in Minnesota must allow qualifying employees the opportunity to take a paid rest break of at least 15 minutes for every four consecutive hours worked.
- Employers also must allow qualifying employees the opportunity to take an unpaid meal break of at least 30 minutes when working at least six consecutive hours.
- Employers should review their handbooks and policies for compliance with the new requirements, train supervisors on meal and rest break practices, and consider implementing additional “add-on” measures both to ensure compliance and to provide employers with additional protections in the event of litigation.
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The Jan. 1, 2026, effective date for new Minnesota meal and rest break requirements is quickly approaching. Starting on the first day of the year, Minnesota employers must comply with new, defined meal and rest break protections as provided by the amended Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act (MFLSA). The amendments align Minnesota with a growing number of states that mandate specific work break durations.
Key Changes
Under the revised MFLSA (Minn. Stat. §§ 177.253 and 177.254), for all qualifying employees, employers must:
- Provide one paid rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to use the nearest convenient restroom, whichever is longer, within every four consecutive hours worked; and
- Allow one unpaid meal break of at least 30 minutes for employees who work at least six consecutive hours.
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