Section 177.22 — Statement Of Purpose.

MN Stat § 177.22 (2019) (N/A)
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The purpose of the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act is (1) to establish minimum wage and overtime compensation standards that maintain workers' health, efficiency, and general well-being; (2) to safeguard existing minimum wage and overtime compensation standards that maintain workers' health, efficiency, and general well-being against the unfair competition of wage and hour standards that do not; and (3) to sustain purchasing power and increase employment opportunities.

History: 1973 c 721 s 2; 1984 c 628 art 4 s 1