HB 289 Summary

• Establishes state minimum wage of $15.00 per hour, with tipped employees exempt and paid minimum of $3.62 per hour.

• Requires overtime pay at 1.5 times regular rate for employees earning $455 or less per week, and mandates overtime protections for manual laborers, law enforcement, and non-management employees regardless of salary.

• Prohibits gender-based wage discrimination for equal work requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility; allows employees to sue in circuit court for violations with remedies including back pay, attorney's fees, and liquidated damages.

• Creates scholarship grants for single mothers: up to $7,500 for community college tuition and childcare, and up to $15,000 for state university tuition and childcare.

• Amends sex education requirements to include medically accurate comprehensive instruction on healthy decision-making, healthcare access, and resources for sexual assault victims.