Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 177 — Labor Standards And Wages
Section 177.22 — Statement Of Purpose.

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.
1973 c 721 s 2; 1984 c 628 art 4 s 1