Florida workers in manual labor jobs and those just starting out in the workforce, as well as businesses employing these workers, may not entirely understand wage and hour laws. It’s especially important for minimum wage workers and those that employ them to take note...
The last 18 months were confusing for restaurants and difficult for restaurant workers, but the federal government is withdrawing wage provisions adopted late last year and reinstating 80/20 rules limiting when employers can pay restaurant workers the lower tipped...
What qualifies as unpaid wages? Unpaid wages qualify as more than just working an hour or two off the clock. Unpaid wages can also be classified as: Tips Bonuses Vacation earnings Paid breaks Commissions When an employee should notify the employer If an employee...
Millions of American workers lose nearly $8 billion each year in the nation’s 10 most populous states, including Florida, via what’s often referred to as “wage theft.” What is wage theft? Wage theft refers to what the name suggests: the theft of an employee’s wages....
Many minimum-wage workers in Florida, who are currently earning $8.65 per hour, will soon be seeing bigger paychecks. This month, the minimum wage in Florida will increase to $10 per hour for hourly employees and will continue to increase until it hits $15 per hour...
Florida’s minimum wage is set to increase in October from $8.65 to $10 an hour. For tipped workers, the minimum wage will rise from $5.63 to $6.98. The increases follow a state constitutional amendment to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour five years from now....
The U.S. Department of Labor sets wage and hour standards, including stipulations involving overtime pay, for employees pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act. The act mandates that certain employers compensate non-exempt employees one-and-a-half their regular rate...
Not all Florida employers pay overtime when they are required to by the Fair Labor Standards Act. This can lead to extraordinary costs for the business.It pays for employers to understand when they are and are not required to pay overtime. The cost of consulting a...
When most people envision a setting for a labor dispute over the failure to pay minimum wage and overtime, they invariably think of factory floors, store aisles or even office cubicles. Indeed, the last place they likely envision is the stage at a local gentlemen's...
President Obama recently commemorated the seventh anniversary of his signing of the historic Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by holding a press conference at the White House. However, the event was about more than just celebrating the federal law that provides workers...