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Supreme Court Upholds Minneapolis Minimum Wage

Minneapolis was the first Midwestern city to adopt a $15 per hour minimum wage.

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…