Effective September 30, 2023, the minimum wage in Florida will increase to $12.00 per hour, and the tipped minimum wage in Florida will increase to $8.98 per hour.
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Effective September 30, 2021, the minimum wage in Florida will increase to $10.00 per hour from its current rate of $8.65 per hour. The increase stems from a state constitutional amendment, approved by Florida voters last...more
9/22/2021
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On November 3, 2020, Florida voters approved Amendment 2, which raises the state minimum wage to $15.00. The increase goes into effect over time, with the minimum wage increasing to $8.65, as planned, on January 1, 2021, and...more
11/19/2020
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Florida’s minimum wage will increase effective January 1, 2021 as follows:
- Florida’s minimum wage will increase by nine cents from $8.56 to $8.65 per hour.
- Florida’s minimum wage for tipped employees will increase...more
10/16/2020
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With coronavirus effectively shutting down normal operations for many stores and restaurants, owners have begun to transform their business model to include a significant delivery service component; turning hosts, servers,...more
An appellate court has denied Miami Beach’s latest effort to establish a mandatory minimum wage for employees in that city.
Earlier this year, Miami Beach’s minimum wage law, which was intended to raise the mandatory...more
Florida’s minimum wage will increase effective January 1, 2018 as follows:
- Florida’s minimum wage will increase by 15 cents from $8.10 to $8.25 per hour.
- Florida’s minimum wage for tipped employees will increase by 15...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule will take effect December 1st unless a federal judge in Texas issues an injunction after a hearing next week in an action challenging the rule. In the meantime, employers must...more
11/10/2016
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Florida’s minimum wage will increase effective January 1, 2017 as follows:
- Florida’s minimum wage will increase by five cents from $8.05 to $8.10 per hour.
- Florida’s minimum wage for tipped employees will...more
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (“DEO”) has announced that the minimum wage in Florida will remain at $8.05 per hour for 2016. The minimum wage for employees who earn tips will remain at $5.03 per hour....more