Purpose

• Establish a special premium for work performed on a holiday. The bill adds a new rule to Minnesota’s wage laws to ensure employees working on holidays receive a higher rate of pay.

Main provisions

• Adds a new subdivision (Subd. 1a) to Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.25.
• New rule: Work performed by an employee on a holiday (as defined in section 645.44, subdivision 5) must be compensated by the employer at a rate of at least 112 times the regular rate of pay (as written in the bill). Note: The text appears to intend a premium of 1.12 times (i.e., 112% of regular pay), but the wording shows “112 times.” This likely reflects a formatting error in the bill text.
• The defined holiday comes from another statute (645.44, subdivision 5), so the holidays covered are those listed there.

What changes the bill makes

• Creates a new holiday pay premium. Employers would owe employees working on a holiday a higher rate of pay specifically for that holiday work, separate from standard overtime rules (if overtime applies). This is a targeted enhancement specifically for holiday work, not a general change to all overtime rules.

Practical implications

• If an employee earns $20 per hour, holiday work would be paid at a rate of at least 1.12 × $20 = $22.40 per hour (assuming the intended 1.12 times). The exact interpretation in practice may depend on how the premium is applied alongside other overtime rules.
• Applies only to hours worked on holidays defined by statute; does not specify how this interacts with weekly overtime thresholds beyond the holiday premium itself.

Effective date

• Not stated in the provided text.

Definitions and references

• Holiday: As defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 645.44, subdivision 5.
• Regular rate of pay: The employee’s normal hourly wage before any premium.

Summary of intent

• The bill aims to incentivize or compensate for work on holidays by providing a higher pay rate for those hours.

Relevant Terms - holiday - holidays (as defined by 645.44, subd. 5) - Subd. 1a (new subdivision) - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 177.25 - rate of pay - regular rate of pay - 1.12 times / 112% of regular rate (note the potential formatting issue in the text) - overtime (implied context alongside premium for holiday work)