1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 92 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 177.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.4 Subdivision 1.
Amount. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the terms defined in
1.5this paragraph have the meanings given them.
1.6(1) "Large employer" means an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales
1.7made or business done is not less than $625,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail
1.8level that are separately stated) and covered by the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act,
1.9sections
177.21 to
177.35.
1.10(2) "Small employer" means an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made
1.11or business done is less than $625,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail level that
1.12are separately stated) and covered by the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act, sections
1.13177.21
to
177.35.
1.14(b) Except as otherwise provided in sections
177.21 to
177.35, every large employer
1.15must pay each employee wages at a rate of at least $5.15 an hour beginning September
1.161, 1997, and at a rate of at least $6.15 an hour beginning August 1, 2005. Every small
1.17employer must pay each employee at a rate of at least $4.90 an hour beginning January 1,
1.181998, and at a rate of at least $5.25 an hour beginning August 1, 2005:
1.19(1) every large employer must pay each employee wages at a rate of at least:
1.20(i) $8.35 per hour beginning August 1, 2013;
1.21(ii) $9.45 per hour beginning August 1, 2014;
1.22(iii) $10.55 per hour beginning August 1, 2015; and
1.23(iv) the rate established under paragraph (d) beginning January 1, 2016; and
1.24(2) every small employer must pay each employee at a rate of at least:
1.25(i) $6.50 per hour beginning August 1, 2013;
1.26(ii) $7.75 per hour beginning August 1, 2014;
1.27(iii) $9.00 per hour beginning August 1, 2015; and
2.1(iv) the rate established under paragraph (d) beginning January 1, 2016.
2.2(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), during the first 90 consecutive days of
2.3employment, an employer may pay an employee under the age of 20 years a wage of
$4.90
2.4an hour. No employer may take any action to displace any employee, including a partial
2.5displacement through a reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits, in order to hire
2.6an employee at the wage authorized in this paragraph at least:
2.7(1) $6.07 per hour beginning August 1, 2013;
2.8(2) $7.24 per hour beginning August 1, 2014;
2.9(3) $8.41 per hour beginning August 1, 2015; and
2.10(4) the rate established under paragraph (d) beginning January 1, 2016.
2.11No employer may take any action to displace an employee, including a partial
2.12displacement through a reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits, in order to
2.13hire an employee at the wage authorized in this paragraph.
2.14(d) No later than November 1 of each year, beginning in 2015, the commissioner
2.15shall determine the percentage increase in the rate of inflation, as measured by the
2.16Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, United States city average, as determined
2.17by the United States Department of Labor, during the most recent 12-month period for
2.18which data is available. The minimum wage rates in paragraphs (b) and (c) are increased
2.19by the percentage calculated by the commissioner, rounded to the nearest cent. The new
2.20minimum wage rates determined under this paragraph take effect on the next January 1.
2.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.22Amend the title accordingly