This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis, P.C. addresses Cooperative Home Care, Inc. v. City of St. Louis, in which the Missouri Supreme Court upheld the St. Louis minimum wage ordinance, which increases the hourly minimum wage from $8.25 in 2015 to $11.00 in 2018. Although the court did not specify when employers must comply with the ordinance, the publication instructs employers to pay employees the current $10.00 hourly rate and post the minimum wage immediately to minimize the threat of litigation. The court noted that House Bill 722, which states that “no political subdivision” can obligate employers to give employees more benefits than required under the federal and state laws, rules,and regulations, would not preempt the St. Louis minimum wage ordinance or any other state or local minimum wage ordinances effective on August 28, 2015.