{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-177.253","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 177.253","heading":"MANDATORY WORK BREAKS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Rest breaks.\nAn 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.\nSubd. 2. Collective bargaining agreement.\nNothing in this section prohibits employers and employees from establishing rest breaks different from those provided in this section pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.\nSubd. 3. Remedies.\nIf an employer does not allow an employee rest breaks as required by this section and related rules, the employer is liable to the employee for the rest break time that should have been allowed at the employee's regular rate of pay, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages.","path":["LABOR, INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 177. LABOR STANDARDS AND WAGES","FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/177.253","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:35Z","sha256":"75fd820f48fe2755d9f9e4df64476a82f6812334c59301a24f2f73999137a152","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-177.251","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-177.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}