Birmingham, AL City Council Approves March 1st Minimum Wage Hike

The Birmingham, AL, City Council passed an ordinance this week that will move the city’s minimum wage increase to March 1 rather than its original July 1 date, according to AL.com. The move comes as one Alabama legislator proposed a bill that would “prevent cities and counties from setting a minimum wage for private employers.” The bill has not been filed, the source reports, however, Council President Johnathan Austin noted that if the legislature were to pass a minimum wage restriction it would potentially impact the minimum wage ordinance passed in August.

In August 2015 the city council passed an ordinance raising the city’s minimum wage to $8.50 in July 2016 and $10.10 in July 2017.