Employment Preemption in North Dakota (2026)
2 rules on the books across North Dakota, 1 city or county. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Minimum Wage Preemption
Whether your state prevents cities from setting a higher local minimum wage, and what the statewide wage floor is.
North Dakota: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsNorth Dakota sets a uniform statewide minimum wage under NDCC 34-06, and political subdivisions cannot establish higher…
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Few RestrictionsNorth Dakota preempts local minimum-wage rules under NDCC 34-06-22, so Fargo employers follow the state and federal…
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