BISMARCK, N.D. — Work has resumed at the legislature in Bismarck after crossover week when bills move from one body to the other. Lawmakers are considering a resolution to add an article to the state’s constitution regarding a minimum wage. The state currently follows the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour. The resolution would add a minimum wage…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/CNN) — The Minneapolis City Council voted to approve a new rideshare protections ordinance. The vote passed 7 to 5. The ordinance will set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers with Lyft and Uber. Lyft sent a letter to the city council earlier this week and said it will be forced to cease operations in the city on…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – On this Labor Day, what are some local labor laws and how do they impact us? Minnesota’s minimum wage law is unique because it goes up each year with inflation. Wages rise 2.5 percent from this year in The Land of 10,000 Lakes. This year, someone with a minimum wage job from a large…
MINNEAPOLIS –The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld the City of Minneapolis’ authority to impose a minimum wage that’s higher than the state’s. The ruling follows three years of legal fighting over the $15 minimum wage. The manufacturing and supplies company, Graco Inc., sued in 2017 to try to block the $15 wage from taking effect. Graco argued it would create…
MINNESOTA — The new year means some new laws are going into effect, and that includes Minnesota’s new minimum wage. For large employers, the new minimum wage for workers is $9.86, which is twenty one cents more than before. For small employers, it’s $8.04, which is seventeen cents higher. If a business’s yearly gross revenue is less than $500,000, they are…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is suing the city of Minneapolis for promising to raise the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour by 2024. The lawsuit accuses the city for violating existing state laws. The Chamber’s president says too many local laws like these put a burden on companies with locations in multiple cities. A City…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota labor officials have released a report with details on hourly wage employees in the state. The report states 15 percent of minimum wage workers in Minnesota make $9.50 an hour or less. At least 31 percent of 1.6 million hourly workers are working in eating and drinking places and at least 38 percent of…
