Bill > HB174

This bill, known as the Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act, aims to prevent local governments, such as counties and cities, from enacting their own rules regarding minimum wages, benefits, or collective bargaining agreements that go beyond what state or federal law requires. It clarifies definitions for terms like "employee" and "employer" and explicitly states that any local ordinances or policies that impose additional requirements on employers for benefits like paid leave, vacation, or specific wage or work schedules, or that regulate collective bargaining agreements (such as labor peace agreements or project labor agreements) beyond federal labor laws, are void and have no legal effect. The bill asserts the state legislature's complete control over these employment regulations to ensure uniformity across Alabama, with specific exceptions for public employees of state or local educational institutions and for ordinances specifically addressing public employees or contractors hired by local governments.