House Bill 1077 Summary

• Establishes Mississippi state minimum wage at $9.00 per hour, effective July 1, 2017

• Exempts employers with tipped employees from minimum wage requirement; tipped employees must receive minimum $3.62 per hour

• Requires overtime compensation at 1.5 times regular rate for employees earning $455 or less per week, and for manual laborers, law enforcement, and certain other workers regardless of salary

• Prohibits counties and municipalities from establishing local minimum wage or mandatory leave policies; reserves such authority for the state legislature

• Brings forward nine existing Mississippi Code sections for possible amendment related to employee compensation, internships, elections training, school leave policies, and criminal justice matters