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City attorney: proposed ordinance to require higher wages for airport contractors is preempted by state law
Summary
After public testimony from airport workers and contractors, Charlotte’s interim city attorney told council the city is likely legally barred from imposing wage requirements on the employees of private contractors that operate at the airport; the attorney cited state statutes that preempt local regulation of private employer compensation.
The city attorney advised the Charlotte City Council on April 28 that a proposed local ordinance to require higher wages for private contracted airport workers would likely be preempted by North Carolina state law.
Summary of attorney opinion Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox told council the relevant statutory framework limits municipal authority over private‑sector wages. He summarized the position in staff memoranda and told council that state statutes governing wage and hour matters and local government contracting preempt a local ordinance that would regulate compensation for employees of outside contractors: "The general assembly has not seen…
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