Minimum Wage

The bill filed by Republican Representative Ryan Chamberlin would allow high school and college students to opt out of receiving at least the state minimum wage.

The proposal would allow people to voluntarily accept pay below the minimum wage when employed in certain entry-level positions.

The state will increase the minimum wage to $14 an hour, per the constitutional amendment that voters passed in 2020.

The bill calls for paying some interns and others in new careers below the minimum wage. Senate President Ben Albritton says it is unlikely to advance.

Interns and others starting out in a new career could get paid less than minimum wage, under a proposal moving through the Florida Legislature.

Tens of thousands of South Florida workers stand to have their paychecks slashed under a pair of Florida bills that preempt local governments from setting pay minimums. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has urged Ron DeSantis to veto the bills.

A bill that could invalidate local minimum wage and heat ordinances impacting contractors has passed the Florida House.

Local governments could be blocked from establishing minimum wage and heat protection clauses for private businesses they contract with. The public has yet to weigh in.

Dr. Maria Ilcheva, the assistant director of the Metropolitan Center at Florida International University, said the increase is isn't enough for households to survive, especially in South Florida.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we look back at Hurricane Ian one year later with reporting from Florida Public Radio member stations. Plus, we look at the state’s minimum wage increase with FIU’s Dr. Maria Ilcheva and WUSF’s Gabriella Paul. And later, fact-checking Florida claims in the latest GOP Debate with PolitiFact’s Samantha Putterman.

Experts say not all workers in the labor market are benefitting equally from high job growth and low unemployment in Florida.

Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour on Sept. 30, as the state continues carrying out a constitutional amendment that eventually will lead to a $15 minimum wage.