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This bill modifies Missouri's minimum wage law to establish different minimum wage rates for adult and minor employees. Specifically, the bill maintains the existing minimum wage schedule for adult workers, which increases to $13.75 per hour in 2025 and $15.00 per hour in 2026, with subsequent annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The key new provision allows employers to pay minor employees (defined as workers under 18 years old) a lower minimum wage of $12.30 per hour, which is slightly below the standard minimum wage. The bill also preserves the existing mechanism for annual cost-of-living adjustments and ensures that if the federal minimum wage becomes higher than the state minimum wage, the federal rate would automatically become the new standard. Additionally, the bill exempts public employers from the new minimum wage increases, allowing them to continue paying wages under the previous subsections of the law.

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