§ 40.390. Minimum wage.

(a) An employer shall pay an employee a wage of no less than the hourly rates set under the authority of this article.

(b)

Large business shall pay a wage of no less than the hourly rates set forth herein:

(1)

On January 1, 2018, the hourly wage shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

(2)

On July 1, 2018, the hourly wage shall be eleven dollars and twenty-five cents ($11.25).

(3)

On July 1, 2019, the hourly wage shall be twelve dollars and twenty-five cents ($12.25).

(4)

On July 1, 2020, the hourly wage shall be thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($13.25).

(5)

On July 1, 2021, the hourly wage shall be fourteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($14.25).

(6)

On July 1, 2022, the hourly wage shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00).

(c)

Small business shall pay a wage of no less than the hourly rates set forth herein:

(1)

On July 1, 2018, the hourly wage shall be ten dollars and twenty-five cents ($10.25).

(2)

On July 1, 2019, the hourly wage shall be eleven dollars ($11.00).

(3)

On July 1, 2020, the hourly wage shall be eleven dollars and seventy-five cents ($11.75).

(4)

On July 1, 2021, the hourly wage shall be twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50).

(5)

On July 1, 2022, the hourly wage shall be thirteen dollars and fifty cents ($13.50).

(6)

On July 1, 2023, the hourly wage shall be fourteen dollars and fifty cents ($14.50).

(7)

On July 1, 2024, the hourly wage shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) plus the inflationary figure as referenced in section 40.390(e).

(d)

Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), during the first ninety (90) days of employment in any calendar year, an employer shall pay an employee under the age of twenty (20) years who is employed in a city-approved training or apprenticeship program not less than eighty-five (85) percent of the minimum wage rate required by this section and rounded up to the nearest nickel. Criteria for approved youth training programs shall be developed by the department of community planning and economic development and approved by the city's workforce investment board with input from current service providers. After the first ninety (90) days of employment in any calendar year, an employee under the age of twenty (20) years shall be paid the applicable minimum wage rate pursuant to this section. No employer may take action to displace an employee, including a partial displacement through a reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits, in order to hire an employee at the wage authorized in this subsection.

(e)

No later than September 1 of each year, beginning in 2022 for large businesses, the director shall determine the increase in the minimum wage rates in subsections (b), (c), and (d) based on the percentage increase calculated by the Commissioner of Industry and Labor in Minnesota Statutes [Section] 177.24, Subdivision 1(f) divided by two (2) in 2022 and based on the full percentage increase in each subsequent year rounded to the nearest cent. A minimum wage rate shall not be reduced under this subsection. The director shall announce the adjusted minimum wage rates on September 1 of each year and the new minimum wage rates for large businesses determined under this subsection take effect on January 1 of each subsequent year, beginning in 2023. Beginning July 1, 2024, the adjusted minimum wage rate for large businesses shall apply to all businesses. ( Ord. No. 2017-030 , § 1, 6-30-17)