Miami Beach Raises Minimum Wage, Despite State Ban

The Miami Beach, Fla., City Commission voted to phase in a citywide minimum wage of $13.31 per hour by 2021—a move that challenges Florida law preempting local wage and benefit ordinances.

The ordinance, approved June 8, calls for raising the minimum wage to $10.31 effective in 2018 and raising it by an additional $1 per year until 2021. The wage applies to all workers covered by the federal minimum wage.

After 2021, the commission would have the option to raise the wage annually to match inflation, as measured by the consumer price index. Florida’s statewide minimum wage is $8.05. ...