LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — In a 22-page opinion issued Thursday, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said Lincoln’s attempt at setting a minimum wage would violate state law.
“Competitors in nearby labor markets will have to compete for labor with elevated Lincoln wages. The prices of goods and services originating in Lincoln but consumed elsewhere in the state will rise as labor costs rise. And businesses that operate in both Lincoln and other cities will be forced to reconsider their compensation policies across markets.”
The opinion comes after council member James Michael Bowers introduced an ordinance last month to put the minimum wage in the city of Lincoln back in line with the voter-approved statewide minimum wage from 2022…