Raise coming for some Minn. minimum wage workers
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Friday's bump in the federal minimum wage will mean a raise for some but not all Minnesota workers at the bottom of the pay scale.
The federal minimum rises to $7.25 per hour, up from $6.55.
It applies people who work for businesses that produce or handle goods for interstate commerce, companies with annual dollar volume above $500,000 and public-sector payrolls.
Minnesota hasn't boosted its minimum wage since 2005. A bill increasing it was vetoed in 2008.
Minnesota companies with annual sales of less than $500,000 aren't compelled to pay more than $5.25 per hour. Those workers won't necessarily get a raise under the federal change.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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