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Employers: Florida Increasing Minimum Wage

Pretty interesting stuff. Today, in the mail, our office got a letter from the Florida Department of Revenue. It will be interesting to see how this plays out due to the economy and job losses around the nation. Back in the day at my first job minimum wage was only $5.00. Lucky bastards!

EMPLOYERS: Effective January 1, 2009, through July 23, 2009, Florida’ sminimum wage will be $7.21 per hour for all hours worked in Florida. Effective July 24, 2009, the federal miniumum wage will increase to $7.25 per hour. On that date, Florida employers must increase pay to $7.25 per hour for all hours worked in Florida.

Employers must pay their employees a wage not less than the amount of the hourly state minimum wage for all hours worked in Florida. The definitions of “employer,” “employee,” and “wage” for state purposes are the same as those established under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). For “tipped employees” meeting eligibility requirements for the tip credit under FLSA, employers must pay a direct hourly wage of $4.19 as of January 1, 2009. The miniumum wage for tipped employees will increase to $4.23 per hour on July 24, 2o09.

More information and a copy of the Florida Minimum Wage poster may be downloaded from the Agency for Workforce Innovation’s website at www.floridajobs.org/workforce/posters.html. The Federal Minimum Wage poster may be downloaded from the U.S. Department of Labor’s website at www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/compliance/posters/flsa.html.