Management’s Guide to Florida Employment Laws and Processes
Florida largely follows federal employment laws, but under certain circumstances, Florida law provides greater protections to employees over and above its federal counterparts. This guide will highlight a few of these crucial variances to assist Florida employers in ensuring state law compliance and to provide an overview of state-level enforcement of the Sunshine State’s employment laws. Minimum Wage Florida’s minimum wage requirement has been increasing incrementally since 2021. As of September 30, 2024, non-tipped employees must be paid $13.00 per hour, and for tipped employees, a direct hourly wage of $9.98. T hese requirements are set to increase on September 30, 2025 to $14.00 and $10.98, respectively . The final annual increase will take place on September 30, 2026, increasing the minimum wage to $15.00 for non-tipped employees and $11.98 for tipped employees. In 2027 and annually thereafter, the minimum wage requirements will be adjusted as necessary to account for inflat...