Employment Law With Breaks In Florida
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No Federal Law Requires Meal Breaks Although there's no federal statute that requires employers to provide lunch breaks, federal law could factor into your employer's decision on whether to allow you to work through lunch and leave early.
Because Florida does not mandate meal or rest breaks except for minor employees under age 18, there are no specific fines or penalties for violations.
No Federal Law Requires Meal Breaks Although there's no federal statute that requires employers to provide lunch breaks, federal law could factor into your employer's decision on whether to allow you to work through lunch and leave early.
Florida is an “at-will” employment state, meaning that either you or your employer can terminate your employment at any time and without any advance warning. However, even with your employment being “at-will,” your employer cannot terminate your employment for an illegal reason.
This is true even if the employee is not actively working and is simply on duty in case someone calls or an emergency comes up. Importantly, employers cannot automatically deduct meal breaks from an employee's hours worked if an employee chooses to work through the meal break.
Since the start of the year, Governor Ron DeSantis has signed over 180 bills from the 2024 Legislative Session into law that went into effect on July 1, 2024. Some notable laws include allowing patriotic organizations in schools, HOA fine limits and transparency, and changes in eviction laws.
The salary threshold for employees exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act under the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemption will increase from $684 per week ($35,568 annually) to $844 per week ($43,888 annually) effective July 1, 2024, and to $1,128 per week ($58,656 annually) effective Jan.
On September 30, 2024, Florida's minimum wage will increase to $13.00 per hour. Each year thereafter, Florida's minimum wage will increase by $1.00 until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour on September 30, 2026. Resuming in 2027, the minimum wage will be adjusted annually for inflation.
