Flagstaff asks court to void minimum wage assessment
The outcome of a legal fight between Flagstaff and state lawmakers could affect the decision by residents of other cities whether they want to impose their own minimum wage.
Attorney Roopali Desai, who represents the city, wants a judge to void a provision in the new state budget assessing the city more than $1.1 million. That is supposed to represent the additional costs borne by the state between the current $12.15 an hour in Arizona law and the higher figure approved by Flagstaff voters in 2016, currently set at $15.
In new filings in Maricopa County Superior Court, Desai disputes the figure.
She noted the Flagstaff ordinance specifically exempts state employees. And Desai said some of the other claims of higher costs, like from Coconino Community College, really are not obligations of the state.
But the heart of her claim is that the provision itself is unconstitutional.
Read more: https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2021/08/03/flagstaff-asks-court-to-void-minimum-wage-assessment/