Mississippi HB 641: Minimum wage; provide that no employee shall make less than.

Bill Text

HB 641 (As Introduced) - 2019 Regular Session 

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2019 Regular Session

To: Workforce Development; Judiciary A

By: Representative Sykes

House Bill 641

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE PAID A WAGE LESS 
THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE ESTABLISHED BY THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT; AND FOR 
RELATED PURPOSES.

���� BE IT ENACTED BY THE 
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

���� SECTION 1.� No 
person employed in any occupation, service, trade, business, industry, or 
branch or group of industries or employment or class of employment in which 
employees are gainfully employed in the State of Mississippi shall be paid a 
wage that is less than the minimum wage established in the Fair Labor Standards 
Act.� For purposes of this section, the term "wage" does not include 
the cost to the employer of providing meals or a meal allowance to the employee 
or the value of tips or gratuities that are covered by section 3401 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and applicable on January 1, 1983, 
received by employees for services rendered by them to patrons of premises or 
businesses licensed to provide food, beverage, or lodging.

���� SECTION 2.� This act 
shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.