Minneapolis Minimum Wage Set To Increase July 1

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis minimum wage is set to increase to $12.50 at small businesses and $14.25 at large businesses in the city.

The increase is part of the city's wage ordinance that passed in 2017.

The law defines small businesses as 100 or fewer employees. Large businesses have more than 100 employees, according to the ordinance. Tips do not count toward the payment of a worker's wage.

The Minneapolis. Department of Civil Rights enforces wage law. Workers can report violations here.

"Increases in Minneapolis’ minimum wage directly benefit tens of thousands of families and the economy," the city said in a statement Tuesday.

"The ordinance supports the City’s goals of promoting economic inclusion and reducing economic and racial disparities."

A study of the economic impact of the wage ordinance is being conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, according to a news release.