Access to Justice for Minnesota Consumers
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In Minnesota, you can use an Affidavit if the entire probate estate is less than $75,000, including the contents of any safe deposit box, less liens and encumbrances. (This excludes the value of all joint tenancy property and other assets that pass by beneficiary designation, such as life insurance and transfer on death accounts.) There is a 30-day waiting period.
The court can order an estate closed without further proceedings if it determines that no property is subject to creditor's claims (because it has already been set aside as exempt or for the spouse and children).
The state of Massachusetts imposes an estate tax on property owned in Massachusetts. If you are inheriting property from the state of Massachusetts, it may be subject to estate tax if the overall value of the estate is more than $3,000,000.
Yes. Federal exemptions are available.
Home and land on which it is situated to $510,000; if homestead is used for agricultural purposes, $1,275,000; cannot exceed 1/2 acre in city, 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
$10,000 (up to $100,000 if vehicle has been modified for disability) (adjusted for inflation July 1, 2024, then amended August 1, 2024)
In Minnesota, you can receive unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks under state law.
The minimum wage in Minnesota is $10.85 an hour; for employers with annual sales volume of less than $500,000, the state minimum wage is $8.85 an hour. Because both of these rates are higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in Minnesota must be paid at least $10.85 or $8.85 an hour, depending on their employer's sales.
The minimum wage in Saint Louis County is currently $10.85 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities and counties in Minnesota are free to adopt their own higher local minimum wage, and dozens of local governments across the country have done so. To find out whether Saint Louis County has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit the county’s website at https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/.
The tipped minimum wage in Minnesota is the same as the regular minimum wage: $10.85 an hour. Tips don't count against the employer's obligation to pay the minimum wage.