Minnesota to adjust minimum wage rates for inflation

Minnesota minimum wage will increase 2.5% to $11.41 per hour on Jan. 1

A server resets tables at a Minnesota restaurant earlier this year. (Photo by Ellen Schmidt/Minnesota Reformer)Minnesota’s statewide minimum wage will increase 28 cents to $11.41 per hour on Jan. 1, a 2.5% increase based on the annual rate of inflation.  The minimum wage applies to virtually all employees since the Democratic-controlled Legislature eliminated a lower minimum wage for small businesses, workers younger than 18 and workers on J-1 v…

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Minnesota to adjust minimum wage rates for inflation

In order to match inflation, Minnesota is adjusting minimum wage to $11.41 an hour for all employers in the state