MS SB2857

Establishes that regulation of the employment relationship between private employers and their employees is exclusively a state matter, prohibiting local governments from adopting ordinances on these issues without express state authorization

Bars local governments from regulating work stoppages, strikes, employee organizing, required paid or unpaid leave time, work hours and scheduling, fringe benefits, and wage/hour dispute remedies

Continues existing prohibition preventing counties and municipalities from establishing mandatory minimum living wage rates or minimum vacation/sick day requirements for private employers

Preserves local authority to adopt anti-discrimination ordinances and to negotiate voluntary agreements with employers related to tax abatements, grants, or direct service provision

Effective date of June 30, 2018