HB 952 Summary

• Establishes Mississippi state minimum wage at $10.10 per hour, effective July 1, 2019.

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

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

• Prohibits counties and municipalities from establishing local minimum wage or mandatory paid leave requirements; delegates wage policy decisions to state legislature.

• Brings forward nine existing code sections related to state auditor internships, elections administration, teacher leave policies, and criminal sentencing for possible amendment.