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NHWSB minimum-wage, holiday pay rules

2026 minimum-wage rules

Minimum-wage standards for Minnesota nursing homes

Occupation

Minimum hourly wage effective 30 days after federal approval

 Jan. 1, 2027,
minimum hourly wage, assuming federal approval
Nursing home worker (general) $19.00 $20.50
Certified nursing assistant $22.50 $24.00
Trained medical assistant $23.50 $25.00
Licensed practical nurse $27.00 $28.50

The Notice of Adoption of Expedited Permanent Rules Establishing Minimum Nursing Home Wage Standards was published in the State Register Oct. 28, 2024.

View a copy of the rules as adopted.

Holiday pay rules

The holiday pay rules for nursing home employees became effective Jan. 1, 2025. The rules state:  Nursing home workers who work on 11 state holidays are paid at least time and a half. Each holiday includes all hours from midnight to midnight.

  1. New Year's Day, Jan. 1

  2. Martin Luther King's Birthday, the third Monday in January

  3. Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday, the third Monday in February

  4. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May

  5. Juneteenth, June 19

  6. Independence Day, July 4

  7. Labor Day, the first Monday in September

  8. Indigenous Peoples' Day, the second Monday in October

  9. Veterans Day, Nov. 11

  10. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November

  11. Christmas Day, Dec. 2

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