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A change to Florida’s minimum wage is advancing through the Florida House

The bill would create an exemption to Florida’s voter-approved minimum wage for workers classified as trainees.

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Bill allowing workers to be paid less than minimum wage advances in Florida House

Listen: A bill advanced in the State House Tuesday that would allow Florida workers to waive their constitutional right to minimum wage.  The bill received mostly negative pushback during public comment, with some worried that...
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Lawmakers could carve an exception to the minimum wage in the Florida constitution

The Florida constitution increases the minimum wage to $14 an hour on Sept. 30 and will go to $15 an hour on Sept. 30, 2026.

Florida minimum wages climb to $13 an hour

Florida’s minimum wage is now at 13 dollars an hour. State law will increase it to 15 dollars over the next two years.
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Ron DeSantis signs a law to prevent local governments from imposing wage requirements on contractors and requiring heat-exposure protections for workers

More than 90 organizations signed on to letters to DeSantis opposing this preemption bill and seeking a veto.
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Florida minimum wage will go to $12 an hour on September 30

Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour on Sept. 30, as the state continues carrying out a constitutional amendment.
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New documentary Americonned will be screened in St. Pete

Interview with Sean Claffey is the director and producer of Americonned, a new documentary film about the middle class in America.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that lets professional baseball players get paid less than minimum wage in Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that lets professional baseball players get paid less than minimum wage in Florida.
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Proposal to pay baseball players less than minimum wage narrowly advances in Florida Senate

A new bill might make it legal for Minor League Baseball players in Florida to be paid less than minimum wage.
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Minor League Baseball players in Florida could take a hit to their minimum wage

Minor league baseball players would be exempt from Florida’s voter-approved minimum wage law under a state Senate proposal.
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