Effective January 1, 2007 Florida's minimum
wage will be $6.67 per hour.
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.
For "tipped employees" meeting eligibility
requirements for the tip credit under the federal
Fair Labor Standards Act, employees must pay a
direct hourly wage of $3.65 as of January 1, 2007.
Beginning in 2007, each employer who must pay
the Florida minimum wage must prominently display
a poster (at least 8.5" x 11") on a conspicuous,
accessible place to employees. The poster can be
downloaded from the Agency for Workforce
Innovation's website at:
http://www.floridajobs.org/resources/fl_min_
wage.html.
Because the Florida minimum wage does not apply
unless the employee would first be entitled to the
federal minimum wage, a Florida employer required
to pay employees the federal minimum wage must
post both the federal poster and the Florida
poster. The federal posters can be downloaded from
the USDOL website at
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/
posters/flsa.htm.
Please call our office if you have any
questions.
