Minimum Wage

Minimum wage workers in Florida will get a voter-approved pay boost this week, while about two-dozen new laws kick in, including a regulatory framework for electronic cigarettes.

Voters will decide in November whether to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, after the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously…

Gov. Ron DeSantis is questioning a proposal to increase Florida’s minimum wage through the constitutional amendment process, warning about effects on the…

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would gradually increase Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour are on the verge of submitting enough…

New Year's Day is just around the corner, and that means more money for the lowest-paid workers in Florida.Starting Jan. 1, the state’s minimum wage will…

Integrity Florida is disputing the claim rising minimum wages will stunt job growth. The group has released a study surveying wage policies across the...

Nationwide, Democrats have made raising the minimum wage a rallying cry.Recently, the minimum wage debate has become an issue in the city's mayor's…

A federal lawsuit against a local restaurant is shining a light on a larger issue — exploited and often undocumented workers in our state and around the…

Governor Rick Scott, Florida CONNECT, and the University of Florida are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning…

School grades, Union Cty. Sheriff Jerry Whitehead, and Pastafarians are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning…