Minimum wage preemption is on the rise: States passing laws preempting local minimum wages, 1997–2017
![Minimum wage preemption is on the rise: States passing laws preempting local minimum wages, 1997–2017](https://www.epi.org/files/2017/preemption-figureB-09-15-2017.png)
Note: In each column, blue boxes represent minimum wage preemption laws passed in the given year(s). Gray boxes represent minimum wage preemption laws in effect (passed in previous years).
Source: EPI analysis of preemption laws in all 50 states