HB26 Alabama 2017 Session

Currently, Alabama does not have a state minimum wage law

This bill establishes a state minimum wage for Alabama; provides for the enforcement of this act by the Secretary of the Alabama Department of Labor; and also provides for civil penalties for violating the provisions of this act

This bill would provide that tipped employees' wages may not fall below 30 percent of the minimum wage at any time

The bill would provide for an increase commencing on January 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter based on the Consumer Price Index for July 1 of the year preceding the year of the increase

The bill would require the State Finance Director to notify the Alabama Department of Labor in writing between October 1 and October 15 each year preceding a wage adjustment of the percentage to be used for the cost-of-living adjustment for the next three calendar years

This bill would require the Alabama Department of Labor to post any change in the state minimum wage on its website which shall serve as notice to each employer of this state

To establish the Alabama Minimum Wage Act; to set the state minimum wage for hourly and tipped employees; to provide that the Secretary of Labor shall enforce this act; to establish civil penalties for violating the provisions of this act; and to provide for an increase commencing on January 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter based on the Consumer Price Index for July 1 of the year preceding the year of the increase.