Per an announcement on the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation’s web site, the state minimum wage will increase, effective June 1, 2011, to $7.31 per hour. Under the Florida Minimum Wage Act (which applies to all workers covered by the FLSA), the Agency is required to adjust the Florida minimum wage pursuant to a calculation based
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Miami-Dade Wage Theft Ordinance Amended
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Florida
Reacting to outcry from the employer community, on June 3, 2010 the Miami-Dade County (FL) County Commission amended its recently enacted wage ordinance which defined “wage theft” as failing to pay an employee any portion of his or her wages within 14 calendar days of the work having been performed. Prior to this amendment, the ordinance potentially…
New Miami-Dade Wage Theft Ordinance – Another Compliance Issue For South Florida Employers
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Florida
Federal law merely mandates that employers pay employees as promptly as possible. State and local laws often require employers to pay wages no less frequently than weekly/bi-weekly/semi-monthly or monthly. And often these requirements differ based on the type of employees. For example, in New York, only manual workers need to be paid weekly but most…