Florida’s minimum wage will increase 6 cents to $7.31 per hour tomorrow, June 1, 2011. Tipped employees (those employees who are eligible for the tip credit) will also see an increase of 6 cents, to $4.29 per hour. The increase, announced by the Agency for Workforce Innovation earlier this month, is described in detail in
Agency for Workforce Innovation
Proposal to Reduce Unemployment Benefits in Florida
Posted in Unemployment Compensation
The Florida Legislature is considering a change to unemployment benefits that would, for the first time in a long while, favor the employer and not the employee. If passed, the measure would reduce unemployment compensation from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. It would also deny benefits for employee misconduct and force employees to accept any…