Title: State Minimum Wage

Summary: Increasing the state minimum wage; prohibiting an employer from paying an employee at a rate less than the state minimum wage; deleting the requirement that only individuals entitled to receive the federal minimum wage are eligible to receive the state minimum wage, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to the state minimum wage; amending s. 448.110, F.S.; increasing the state minimum wage; prohibiting an employer from paying an employee at a rate less than the state minimum wage; deleting the requirement that only individuals entitled to receive the federal minimum wage are eligible to receive the state minimum wage; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 448.110, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 448.110 State minimum wage; annual wage adjustment; enforcement.  (3)  Effective May 2, 2005,Employers shall pay employees a minimum wage at an hourly rate of $10.10 $6.15 for all hours worked in this state Florida.An employer may not pay an employee at a rate less than the state minimum wage Only those individuals entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and its implementing regulations shall be eligible to receive the state minimum wage pursuant to s. 24, Art. Xof the State Constitution and this section.The provisions of ss. and of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as interpreted by applicable federal regulations and implemented by the Secretary of Labor, are incorporated herein. Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.