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CABIN COFFEE HOUSE IN BEMIDJI AT

12:30 ON NEW YEARS DAY.

>> SHIRELLE: MINNESOTA'S MINIMUM

WAGE IS ON THE RISE FOR 2019.

AS OF TODAY, MINIMUM WAGE FOR

LARGE AND SMALL EMPLOYEES ROSE

ABOUT 20 CENTS ACROSS THE STATE.

EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR LARGE

COMPANIES WILL NOW TAKE HOME

$9.86 PER HOUR WHILE EMPLOYEES

WORKING FOR SMALL COMPANIES SAW

THEIR WAGES INCREASE TO $8.04.

WAGES ARE SEEING AN INCREASE

BECAUSE OF INFLATION, AND

ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

LABOR, OVER 200,000 WORKERS WILL

BE AFFECTED BY THE INCREASE.

MINNESOTA IS ONE OF 29 STATES

THAT HAS A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE

THAN THE FEDERAL RATE WHICH IS