Omaha City Council Passes Minimum Wage Ordinance Supporting $15 an Hour

Omaha joins Lincoln in restoring $15 minimum wage for all workers

Omaha City Council members Pete Festersen (left) and Aimee Melton (right), listen to public testimony at a previous hearing. (Photo by Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)The Omaha City Council on Tuesday followed its counterpart in Lincoln and passed a local ordinance keeping its minimum wage at $15 an hour for all workers. The council voted 4-3 to approve the ordinance after rejecting a proposal to put it on file, which would have essentially d…

Omaha city council approves minimum wage 4-3; Mayor weighing 'legal considerations'

The Omaha City Council narrowly advanced a minimum wage proposal to Mayor John Ewing's desk on Tuesday. The City of Lincoln faces a legal challenge over a similar ordinance.

Omaha City Council passes $15 youth minimum wage, above state baseline

Approval of the ordinance may set the stage for a potential legal challenge from the state. Omaha's city attorney said he has already briefed outside attorneys.

Omaha City Council passes minimum wage ordinance supporting $15 an hour

The Omaha City Council has passed its own minimum wage ordinance supporting a $15 an hour minimum wage, entering a legal fight already underway between Lincoln and Nebraska’s attorney general.

Omaha council votes to keep $15 minimum wage for all workers, including teens

Omaha's City Council voted to keep the $15 minimum wage for all workers, including teens, a decision they say is more complicated than it seems.