MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2019 Regular Session
To: Workforce Development; Judiciary A
By: Representative Sykes
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.