GRACO, INC. v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

A18-0593.

937 N.W.2d 756 (2020)

GRACO, INC., Appellant, v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: January 22, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher K. Larus , Eric J. Magnuson , George B. Ashenmacher , Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant.

Sara J. Lathrop , Sarah C.S. McLaren , Assistant City Attorneys, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondents.

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Rachel Bell-Munger , Jonathan D. Moler , Assistant Attorneys General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Commissioner of Labor and Industry.

Susan L. Naughton , Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae League of Minnesota Cities.

Bruce D. Nestor , De León & Nestor, LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Laura Huizar , National Employment Law Project, New York, New York, for amici curiae Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha, 15 Now Minnesota, and National Employment Law Project.


OPINION

The question presented in this case is whether state law preempts a municipal ordinance. The Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act (the "MFLSA") establishes the minimum wage Minnesota employers must pay their employees. Minn. Stat. § 177.24 (2018). Respondent City of Minneapolis has enacted an ordinance...

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