Minor League Baseball pushes for minimum wage exemption in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tucsonsentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Major League Baseball executives and the MLB Players Association want Arizona lawmakers to pass a bill exempting minor league players from the state’s minimum wage law.Last March, MLB and the players union agreed to the first ever collective bargaining agreement for minor leaguers. That deal included increased pay; subsidized housing and healthcare; and retirement benefits.
A federal court in Arizona recently rejected a defense for Arizona employers seeking to avoid liability for unpaid wages under the Arizona Wage Act (AWA). In Arrison v. Walmart, 2023 WL.
Tucson, Arizona ordinance increases the minimum wage for virtually all employees working within the city limits to $13.00 per hour, effective April 1, 2022, with the orinacne also creating a host of other employer requirements unrelated to the minimum wage