§ 178.044 — Determination of Apprentice Wages
Plain-Language Summary
This section sets rules for how apprentice wages are calculated. Apprentices may not work more hours per week than the law or their employer's standard work schedule allows. Overtime rules apply to apprentices the same way they apply to other workers. For non-union apprentices, wages are based on the state prevailing wage rate for the same trade and county.
178.044 DETERMINATION OF APPRENTICE WAGES.
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Subdivision 1.Maximum hours.
The maximum number of hours of work per week shall not exceed either the number prescribed by law or the customary regular number of hours per week for the employees of the company by which the apprentice is employed. Time spent in related and supplemental instruction for any apprentice shall not be included in the maximum number of hours of work per workweek. §
Subd. 2.Overtime.
An apprentice may be allowed to work overtime provided that the overtime work does not conflict with related instruction course attendance. All time in excess of the number of hours of work per week as specified in the apprenticeship agreement shall be considered overtime. For overtime, the apprentice’s rate of pay shall be increased by the same percentage as the journeyworker’s rate of pay for overtime is increased in the same industry or establishment. §
Subd. 3.Journeyworker wage rate.
If the apprentice is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the journeyworker wage rate upon which the apprenticeship agreement graduated schedule of wages is calculated shall be:
(1) the most current Minnesota state prevailing wage rate determination for the same trade or occupation in the county in which the apprentice’s employer is located. If an apprenticeship agreement does not specify fringe benefits, the journeyworker wage rate upon which the apprentice wage rate is calculated must be the total rate listed in the wage determination; or
(2) if there is no Minnesota prevailing wage rate determination for the same trade or occupation in the county in which the apprentice’s employer is located, the journeyworker wage may be determined by the sponsor with the approval of the division.
History:
2014 c 305 s 8; 2024 c 110 art 4 s 14
History: History: 2014 c 305 s 8; 2024 c 110 art 4 s 14