Saint Paul's $15 minimum wage, fully phased in by July 2024 with annual inflation indexing thereafter, applies to all work performed in the city and exceeds Minnesota's lower state-level minimum wage rates.
Saint Paul Title VIII Chapter 224 establishes a city minimum wage that surpasses Minn. Stat. Section 177.24. State law sets a lower floor (around $11.13 large-employer, $9.08 small in 2025) but does not preempt cities from going higher. Saint Paul's phase-in completed July 2024 for businesses with 6-100 employees and continues through July 2027 for micro employers (5 or fewer). After 2025, the wage indexes annually. Coverage is geographic: all hours worked within city limits, regardless of employer headquarters. No tip credits, no training-wage carve-outs except a 90-day youth wage at 85% of the floor.
Wage-theft penalties include unpaid wages, liquidated damages equal to wages owed, civil penalties up to $1,000, and HREEO enforcement actions including injunctive relief.
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Saint Paul's zoning and property maintenance codes do not restrict residential lawn ornaments, statuary, or religious displays at single-family homes. Politi...
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Saint Paul has no specific City ordinance regulating residential inflatable holiday displays. The principal restrictions come from HOA and condo covenants un...
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Saint Paul has no citywide ordinance restricting residential holiday lights at single-family homes. Restrictions arise principally from HOA and condo covenan...
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Outdoor kitchens in Saint Paul require separate trade permits from the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI): building permit for structural elements, m...
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Saint Paul has no specific ordinance regulating residential offset smokers or pellet grills at single-family homes. Multi-unit balcony smokers face the same ...
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Saint Paul enforces the Minnesota State Fire Code (Minn. Rules Ch. 7511), which adopts the International Fire Code. IFC §308.1.4 prohibits open-flame cooking...
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