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Alabama | Wage and Tax Regulations

Alabama
minimum wage
Minimum Wage
No state-mandated minimum wage
Minimum Wage
(Tipped Employee)
No state-mandated minimum wage
Maximum Tip Credit
No state-mandated minimum wage
Alabama
state income tax
State Withholding
Supplemental
Wage Rate
5%
Unemployment insurance
Max. Taxable Earning $8,000
Employee DeductionsNone
Employee Tax Rates0.20% - 5.40%
New Employer Rate0.027
Voluntary Contribution PermittedNo

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Recent Alabama Employment Law Updates

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Legal Update
Date
Link

Alabama Enacts a Voluntarily Tax-Advantaged Portable Benefits Program for Independent Contractors

July 31, 2025

Reminder Alabama: Overtime Exemption Sunsets June 30, 2025 – Withholding Begins July 1, 2025

July 31, 2025

Reminder Alabama: Exclusion for Overtime Pay from State Taxation

January 31, 2025

Alabama Amends Overtime Tax Exemption Act

November 29, 2024

Alabama Sets New Standard for Voluntary Union Recognition

August 5, 2024

Alabama Amends Child Labor Requirements – No More Work Form

August 5, 2024

Alabama Prohibits Microchipping Employees

September 11, 2023

Alabama Will Exclude Overtime Pay from State Taxation

July 19, 2023

September 2022: Alabama Workforce and Wage Gap Task Force Takes Aim at State’s Pay Disparities

August 30, 2022

August 2022: Minimum Age Lowers for Alcohol Servers Under a State Certification

August 16, 2022

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