The law on Fair Labor Standards provides that the minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. This minimum wage order covers over 100 million employees that come from the private and public sector both part-time and full-time. The FLSA covers employees who are engage in, produce, sell and handle goods for interstate commerce. The
annual income of the business to be covered should not be lesser than $500,000.
The Act does not cover certain institutions like hospitals,
health care institutions, schools for the mentally and physically gifted, institutions devoted to learning such as preschools, elementary and secondary schools and those for higher learning. In addition government agencies are likewise exempted. There are individuals who are particularly exempted from the coverage of the minimum wage and also the overtime pay such as executive and professional employees, seamen, employees engaged in fishing operations, newspaper delivery among others.
The law also enforces penalties or sanction to enterprises who will not comply with the
minimum wage such as criminal prosecution and payment of fine. Employees who have been aggrieved by their employers may likewise file a compliant in their respective local Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor.
Florida is the fourth most populous state in America. In 1991, there were over 14 million inhabitants in the state that were recorded. To promote self-sufficiency, Florida provided income support programs through employment and training, subsidized child
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