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29 Sep Florida’s New $10 Minimum Wage Poster

Posted at 14:53h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Florida’s new $10 minimum wage poster is now available! Just in time too, because the largest minimum wage increase in Florida history is here. On September 30, 2021, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $10 per hour. But...

30 Aug Florida’s Minimum Wage Increasing to $10 Per Hour on September 30

Posted at 23:53h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Liability, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The largest minimum wage increase in Florida history is just weeks away! On September 30th, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $10 per hour. That’s $1.35 more per hour than the current minimum wage and $1.44 more than...

13 Jan Employment Law Landscape Expected to Change Under Biden Administration

Posted at 14:02h in Labor & Employment Law

Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Shortly after delivering his inaugural address, President Biden began taking steps to push his policy agenda forward. This is particularly true in the employment law context. Step 1, as expected, was to stop any pending regulatory activity initiated under the Trump...

23 Nov Amendment 2: Florida Voters Approve Ballot Initiative to Increase Minimum Wage

Posted at 13:35h in Labor & Employment Law

Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk It was too close to call on election day, but Florida’s minimum wage ballot initiative ultimately received enough votes to pass…barely. Florida requires a 60 percent supermajority to amend its constitution. Amendment 2 received 60.82 percent of the votes cast. Despite...

15 Oct Florida’s Minimum Wage is Increasing in 2021

Posted at 13:59h in Labor & Employment Law

Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk On January 1, 2021, Florida’s minimum wage will increase nine cents to $8.65 per hour. The minimum wage for tipped employees, which must be paid in addition to tips, is also increasing nine cents to $5.63 per hour. Florida’s minimum wage...

24 Oct Florida’s Minimum Wage Going Up In 2020

Posted at 15:58h in Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law

On January 1, 2020, Florida’s minimum wage will increase by ten cents to $8.56 per hour. The minimum wage for tipped employees, which is in addition to tips, will also increase by ten cents to $5.54 per hour. Florida’s Minimum Wage Act applies to those employees entitled to...

30 Apr Fair Labor Standards Act: Wage & Hour Law Update

Posted at 13:41h in Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Professional Liability

What is the most recent development involving Fair Labor Standards Act? Here’s a hint. It’s not the highly-publicized rise and fall of those new white-collar overtime exemption regulations. In fact, quite a bit has happened since the Department of Labor officially abandoned its fight for...

04 Oct Are the New White-Collar Overtime Exemption Rules Finally Dead?

Posted at 17:03h in Commercial Insurance

Can you believe it’s been nearly three and a half years since President Obama first directed the Secretary of Labor to update the white-collar overtime exemption regulations? Since then, employers endured the uncertainty of not knowing if, when or how they would be affected by the...

09 Jun Now What? Preparing for the New FLSA White Collar Overtime Exemptions

Posted at 12:46h in Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources

On December 1, 2016, it will be more expensive for employers to take advantage of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) so-called white collar overtime exemptions. Since FLSA violations have always been expensive, employers should begin the process of determining whether and to what extent...

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