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Minnesota has no maximum hour work rules, except for minors. How should overtime be calculated? In Minnesota, an employee must receive overtime at one-and-a-half times the employee's regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 48 in a week (Minn.

In the absence of reliable figures, full-time employees should be reported at 40 hours per week. Hours worked by part-time employees and those who work more than full-time should be estimated.

A workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours, seven consecutive 24-hour periods. For the purpose of overtime calculation, Minnesota Statutes 177.25 states hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a workweek must be paid at one-and-one-half times the regular rate of pay.

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Overtime is to be paid at one-and-one-half times the regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a seven-day workweek, under state law. However, most businesses are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act that requires overtime after 40 hours in a seven-day workweek.

Employers and employees may not agree to work ?off the clock.? When non-exempt employees work over 40 hours a week for a covered employer, they must be paid overtime. This applies to work performed away from the job site, including work performed at home.