as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 01/29/2007 |
A bill for an act
relating to employment; increasing and indexing the minimum wage; eliminating
the training wage; requiring notice to new employees; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 177.24, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) For purposes of this subdivision, the terms defined in
this paragraph have the meanings given them.
(1) "Large employer" means an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales
made or business done is not less than $625,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail
level that are separately stated) and covered by the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act,
sections 177.21 to 177.35.
(2) "Small employer" means an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made
or business done is less than $625,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail level that
are separately stated) and covered by the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act, sections
177.21 to 177.35.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in sections 177.21 to 177.35, every large employer
must pay each employee wages at a rate of at least deleted text begin $5.15 an hour beginning September
1, 1997, and at a rate of at least $6.15 an hour beginning August 1, 2005deleted text end new text begin $6.75 an hour
and at a rate of at least $7.75 an hour beginning August 1, 2008new text end . Every small employer
must pay each employee at a rate of at least deleted text begin $4.90 an hour beginning January 1, 1998,
and at a rate of at least $5.25 an hour beginning August 1, 2005deleted text end new text begin $5.75 an hour and at a
rate of at least $6.75 an hour beginning August 1, 2008new text end .
(c)deleted text begin Notwithstanding paragraph (b), during the first 90 consecutive days of
employment, an employer may pay an employee under the age of 20 years a wage of $4.90
an hour. No employer may take any action to displace any 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 paragraph.deleted text end new text begin No later than November 1 each
year, beginning in 2008, the commissioner shall determine the percentage increase in the
rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, United
States city average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, during the
most recent 12-month period for which data is available. The minimum wage rates in
paragraph (b) are increased by the percentage calculated by the commissioner, rounded
to the nearest cent. The new minimum wage rates determined under this paragraph take
effect on the next January 1.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.24, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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An employer who pays a new employee the current state minimum
wage under subdivision 1 must provide a written statement accompanying the first two
paychecks of the employee or on the first two paydays of the employee if the employee is
paid by electronic transfer. The written statement must be in at least 10-point font and
must include the following information:
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(1) the applicable state or federal minimum wage rate required by law; and
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(2) contact information for the Department of Labor and Industry for the reporting
of possible minimum wage violations.
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