Minnesota
What is the meal break rule for Minnesota?
For Minnesota, meal break rule is An employer must allow each employee who is working for six or more consecutive hours a meal break of at least 30 minutes; rest break rule is An employer must allow each employee a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to utilize the nearest convenient restroom, whichever is longer, within each four consecutive hours of work; statute or regulation is Minn. Stat. § 177.254 (mandatory meal break); § 177.253 (mandatory work breaks), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
An employer must allow each employee who is working for six or more consecutive hours a meal break of at least 30 minutes.
— revisor.mn.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- Minnesota our reading
- Meal break rule
- An employer must allow each employee who is working for six or more consecutive hours a meal break of at least 30 minutes verified
- Rest break rule
- An employer must allow each employee a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to utilize the nearest convenient restroom, whichever is longer, within each four consecutive hours of work verified
- Statute or regulation
- Minn. Stat. § 177.254 (mandatory meal break); § 177.253 (mandatory work breaks) our reading
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Meal break rule
An employer must allow each employee who is working for six or more consecutive hours a meal break of at least 30 minutes. § Subd. 2.Payment not required. Except for subdivision 4, nothing in this section requires the employer to pay the employee during the meal break.
Rest break rule
An employer must allow each employee a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to utilize the nearest convenient restroom, whichever is longer, within each four consecutive hours of work.
Statute or regulation
177.254 MANDATORY MEAL BREAK.
— all from revisor.mn.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- revisor.mn.govhttps://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/177.254
- revisor.mn.govhttps://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/177.253