Jackson cannot raise the minimum wage above the federal $7.25 per hour. Mississippi Code §17-1-51 expressly preempts city and county wage floors. Mississippi itself has no state minimum, so federal FLSA controls.
Mississippi enacted §17-1-51 in 2013 specifically to block local wage ordinances. The statute prohibits any county or municipality from establishing a minimum wage, paid leave requirement, or benefit mandate that exceeds state or federal law. Because Mississippi sets no state minimum wage, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act rate of $7.25 per hour (and $2.13 for tipped employees with a tip credit) governs. Jackson's city council has discussed wage proposals over the years but has no legal authority to enact one. Activists have challenged §17-1-51 unsuccessfully; courts treat it as a clear exercise of Dillon's Rule supremacy.
Workers paid less than $7.25 per hour can file FLSA complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division for back wages plus liquidated damages. Jackson cannot enforce any higher local rate.
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