A closer look at how rates will changes beginning Friday.
Minnesota's minimum wage is set to increase in 2021
Program./// if you needed another reason to look forward to 2021... minnesota's minimum?
"*wage will be increasing.
Kimt news three's anthony monzon joins us live in rochester with a breakdown of how rates will change starting friday.
Anthony?
Xxx well katie... officials are calling this a modest increase.
So if you're earning 8 dollars 15 cents per hour minimum wage... your employer will need to pay you 6 cents more per hour.
If you work for a large employer... so a business that makes 500?
"* thousand dollars or more a year... your minimum wage will go up 8 cents.
James honor?
"* man of the department of labor and industry says compared to years past... this adjustment is a pretty mild.
Xxx "in other years past, it's in between 1?
"*and?
"* 2 percent of increase, so this is slightly less, more of a modest increase."
While this adjustment may not be the largest minnesota has ever seen... it will still affect an estimated 200?
"* thousand workers according to the department of labor's most recent estimate before the pandemic.
Live in rochester... anthony monzon... kimt news thank you anthony.
This minimum?
"* wage increase will apply to every minnesota city except for minneapolis and saint paul... which have already implemented higher