ST. PAUL, Minn. – An inflation adjustment has kicked in for the Minnesota minimum wage. Effective January 1 the rates were adjusted to:

> $10.59 an hour for large employers.

> $8.63 for employers with $500,000 annal revenue or less.

> $8.63 for employees younger than 20 for their first 90 days.

> $8.63 if younger than 18.

Employers based in Minneapolis-St. Paul there, including state government,  have separate minimums: $14.50 to $15.19.