2014 Milwaukee County Ordinance 14-7 Requiring Employers to Pay a Minimum Wage

The ordinance requires Miwaukee County and employers that are contractors, subcontractors, or lessees of, or recipients of economic development financial assistance from, the county to pay all covered full and part-time employees a living wage equal to 100% of the poverty income level set forth annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a family of four divided by 2,080 hours. Covered tipped employees and those paid on commission shall be paid an hourly wage that will, when coupled with the other compensation, at least equal the minimum wage rate. Employers with 20 or fewer employees are exempted. Airport concessionaires are exempted from the provisions of this chapter for contracts executed prior to January 1, 2017.