Interns and Trainees
Organizations can provide students with work opportunities that help them explore career interests and gain job skills. This experience can make them stand out and become more marketable at the time of securing employment. Internship programs can also serve as a...
Employing Minors (Child Labor)
In the United States, young workers are regularly employed in grocery stores, in restaurants, as lifeguards, or in amusement parks. They are also employed in less visible occupations, like in farms, in the wood processing industry, roofing, and sometimes even driving...
Work Breaks
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal law establishing and regulating labor standards, does not require covered employers to give meals or rest breaks to covered employees. [1] Florida law does not impose a requirement, either. However, many employers...
Hours Worked: Compensation for On-Call, Travel, and Other Work-Related Time
Under the Florida Minimum Wage Act and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must pay covered employees[1] for all the “hours worked.” Wage payment must follow applicable overtime and minimum wage rules. The FLSA defines the term "employ" to include...
Minimum Wage
Subject to some exceptions, under the Florida Minimum Wage Act, employers must pay employees the hourly state minimum wage amount for all “hours worked”[1] in Florida. For all other minimum wage provisions, Florida follows the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA...
Overtime Pay
The most common errors in overtime pay emerge from employee misclassification, overlooking hours worked, and inaccurate calculation of hourly wages. Florida follows the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to determine overtime pay. The FLSA does not limit the number of...
Exempt or Non-Exempt? Employee Classification Under FLSA
Florida follows the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to determine if an employee must receive minimum wage and overtime pay. Under FLSA, for covered employers,[1] employees must be afforded these pay protections, unless they are exempt.[2] An employee is...
Workers’ Compensation
Nearly 100,000 people in Florida become injured on the job each year and file for workers’ compensation benefits. Under Chapter 440, F.S., employers with four or more employees[1] (or less, depending on industry) are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance...
Payroll Tax Compliance
Not paying payroll taxes can result in severe civil and criminal penalties under federal and state law, for both, employers and employees. Employers have a duty to pay payroll taxes as part of their responsibilities towards the employees they hire. These employer...
Unemployment Benefits
The federal government joins forces with state agencies to provide unemployment benefits to eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own. This program is funded through tax collected from employers based on employee wages. Employers pay...