Omaha employers can continue paying $13.50 ‘youth minimum wage,’ judge rules
A Douglas County judge blocked an Omaha ordinance that would have required employers to pay youth workers the same minimum wage as adults. The judge ruled that the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is likely to succeed in its legal challenge against the city ordinance.
OMAHA — A Douglas County district judge blocked part of an Omaha ordinance to require employers in city limits to pay youth workers the same minimum wage as adults as the legal fight plays out. District Judge Timothy P. Burns on Monday wrote that the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office was likely to succeed in part […]
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