Minneapolis Minimum Wage To Increase On July 1
Starting on July 1, 2021 Minneapolis' minimum wage is set to increase to $12.50 for small businesses and $14.25 for large businesses.
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Starting on July 1, 2021 Minneapolis' minimum wage is set to increase to $12.50 for small businesses and $14.25 for large businesses.
Minimum wage workers who are employed by Hennepin County are getting a pay increase from $15 to $20 an hour.
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The Metropolitan Airport Commission on Monday approved a minimum wage increase of $15 an hour for workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
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Minimum wage in Minneapolis is expected to go up to $11.75 at small businesses and $13.25 at large businesses beginning July 1.
Target announced Wednesday that it's boosting its starting minimum wage to $15 an hour for team members.
Mayor Jacob Frey's office said he has increased funding for enforcement of the minimum wage ordinance.
The public can weigh in Tuesday morning on a push to raise the minimum wage for employees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The July 1, 2019 increase means workers at small businesses will make at least $11 dollars an hour, and workers at businesses with more than 100 people will make at least $12.25.
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A Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the decision to make the minimum wage $15 in Minneapolis Monday.
About 219,000 Minnesota workers are getting the pay hike. The minimum wage for small businesses is now $8.01 an hour. And for large employers it goes up to $9.86 an hour. But many workers think it is still too low.
While most workers like the idea of a raise, there are still some questions about what it will do to those employees who depend on tips.
St. Paul City Council met to discuss raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
St. Paul officials have announced a proposal to raise the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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There are two options: Pay people $15 an hour on top of their tips, or implement a tip credit.
As St. Paul is looking to up the minimum wage to $15 an hour, city leaders are trying to figure out what to do with people who make tips.
The St. Paul City Council will share results of a study on the minimum wage Wednesday night, and will ask for public's input.
Mayor Melvin Carter and the St. Paul City Council held a listening session on Saturday morning at Metropolitan State University.
Officials in Minneapolis said Wednesday that the city reached a settlement with a south side McDonald's that agreed to pay workers more than $20,000 in back wages and penalties after violating the city's minimum wage ordinance.
Smaller companies must now pay employees $10.25 an hour. It goes up to $11.25 an hour for large employers.
Franchise companies set their prices at the national level, so its owners can't simply charge more money to make up for higher wages.
Republican lawmakers pushed Monday to allow employers to pay their tipped workers lower wages by counting tips in their wages, amid concerns that a higher minimum wage in cities like Minneapolis is putting strain on restaurants and bars.
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