Jackson cannot enact a hotel living-wage law. Mississippi Code §17-1-51 preempts all local minimum wage and benefit mandates, leaving the federal $7.25 floor in place for Jackson hotel and hospitality workers.
Several major U.S. cities require large hotels to pay a living wage above state or federal minimums. Jackson cannot. The Mississippi Legislature passed §17-1-51 expressly forbidding any city or county from setting wage floors, paid leave, scheduling rules, or benefit mandates that exceed state law. Mississippi has no state minimum wage, so the federal Fair Labor Standards Act $7.25 rate applies. Hotel and convention workers in Jackson rely solely on collective bargaining, federal protections, and individual employer policy. Any council ordinance imposing a hotel-specific wage would be void from passage as an ultra vires act under Dillon's Rule.
Not applicable for workers because no local mandate exists. A city ordinance attempting to impose one would be unenforceable and subject to immediate court invalidation under MS preemption statutes.
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