Graco, Inc. v. City of Minneapolis

This appeal concerns a City of Minneapolis ordinance regulating the minimum wage employers must pay their employees for time worked within the geographic boundaries of the city. Appellant Graco, Inc. sued respondent City of Minneapolis, seeking a declaratory judgment that the ordinance is preempted by state law and a permanent injunction against enforcement of the ordinance. After a court trial, the district court concluded that the ordinance is not preempted by state law, declared the ordinance valid and enforceable, and denied a permanent injunction.

We agree that the city's minimum-wage…