House Bill 584 Summary

• Establishes Mississippi state minimum wage at $10.00 per hour, effective July 1, 2024, with an exemption for tipped employees who must receive at least $3.62 per hour.

• Requires overtime compensation at a rate of not less than 1.5 times the regular rate for employees earning $455.00 or less per week, regardless of job classification.

• Exempts manual laborers, blue-collar workers, law enforcement, and other specified employee categories from overtime exemptions based on salary alone.

• Brings forward nine existing Mississippi Code sections (7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4, and 99-19-20) for possible amendment.

• Applies federal Fair Labor Standards Act requirements to employers and employees not specifically addressed in the statute.