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Birmingham City Council adopts $10.10 minimum-wage ordinance after extended debate
Summary
After hours of debate about timing, enforcement and coverage for tipped workers, the Birmingham City Council adopted an ordinance setting the city minimum wage to $10.10 per hour and moved its effective date; the law department said the ordinance will take effect when published.
The Birmingham City Council on Feb. 23 voted to amend Ordinance 16-25 to set a $10.10 hourly minimum wage and adjust its effective date from March 1 to Feb. 24, 2016.
Supporters framed the measure as urgent for low-income families and said higher local wages would increase spending in Birmingham. “When minimum wage is instituted, those individuals who receive it . . . go about the business of trying to improve the quality of their life,” the mayor told the council, citing conversations with advocates and national municipal initiatives.
Opponents and…
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