Omaha employers can continue paying $13.50 ‘youth minimum wage,’ judge rules

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 943

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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OMAHA — A Douglas County district judge blocked part of an Omaha ordinance to require employers in city limits to pay youth workers the same minimum wage as adults as the legal fight plays out.

District Judge Timothy P. Burns on Monday wrote that the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office was likely to succeed in part of its effort to overturn the new minimum wage ordinance in Nebraska’s most populous city.

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