Is your paycheck short? Do the math before anyone tells you it's fine.
Free Minnesota wage tools built by a Minnesota attorney. Check your overtime, run an honest wage theft checkup, and look up the state's certified prevailing wage for your trade and county. Everything you type stays in your browser.
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Overtime: what you should have been paid
Minnesota starts overtime at 48 hours a week; the federal rule starts at 40. Most workers are covered by the stricter one. Enter your hours and rate and see the difference in dollars.
Checkup
Wage theft checkup: an honest read
Unpaid hours, strange deductions, a final paycheck that never came, tips that vanished, a "contractor" title that feels like a job. Answer a few questions and get a straight verdict, including "this looks lawful" when it does.
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Prevailing wage by trade and county
On state-funded construction projects, the law sets your minimum rate by trade and county. We publish the state's own certified rates with the date we last checked them.
Union member? Start here.
A contract does not waive the wage laws. If you are a steward or a member wondering whether a pay practice is even legal, we built pages for exactly that conversation.
Frequently asked questions
- Is anything I type into these tools saved?
- No. The overtime calculator and the wage theft checkup run entirely in your browser. Your hours, pay, and answers are never sent to us or stored anywhere. The only information this site ever keeps is what you type into an inquiry form and submit yourself.
- Who built this site?
- Daniel C. Swenson, a Minnesota attorney at Robert Wilson & Associates in Minneapolis. It is an independent educational resource, not a law firm, and nothing on it is legal advice about your situation.
- What does it cost?
- Nothing, ever, for workers. If you ask to be connected with an attorney, participating attorneys may pay to receive inquiries; that never changes what the tools show you.