Monthly Archives: September 2016
Common Minimum Wage Issues
Federal and state law govern the payment of a minimum wage in Florida. Currently, the minimum wage in Florida is $8.010 per hour. Often, though, determining what you are owed involves more than a simple “hours x rate of pay” calculation each pay period. In our experience as minimum wage lawyers in Tampa, these… Read More »
Proving Non-Exempt Employee Status
It is common for an employer to misclassify an employee as being exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when, in fact, the employee is non-exempt. Non-exempt employees are entitled to receive overtime and to be paid at a rate of time and one-half their regular rate of pay. Accordingly,… Read More »
Proving Unpaid or Miscalculated Overtime Wages
Overtime pay is regulated by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA requires that covered employees be paid a minimum wage, plus overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for every hour worked over forty hours in a workweek. It is common for employers to miscalculate employees’… Read More »