Work Law Pay With Overtime In Florida
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What is the minimum salary to be exempt in Florida? The minimum salary threshold to be exempt from overtime requirements in Florida is at least $844 weekly or $43,888 annually for executive, administrative, and professional positions.
Unfortunately, Florida allows employers to impose overtime work, and there is no limit to the number of hours they can require. Unless your employer is violating employment law, safety regulations, or a contract through mandatory overtime work, you cannot oppose it.
Yes, you can work 6 hours without a lunch break in Florida. The state's labor laws do not require a lunch break for workdays of less than 8 hours. However, if you work more than 8 hours in a day, your employer must provide you with a 30-minute uninterrupted meal break.
Florida has a few laws that provide greater protections to employees than federal law, including protection against discrimination based on marital status, a higher minimum wage and health care continuation coverage obligations for smaller employers, and generally follows federal law on topics such as consumer credit ...
Discrimination and Harassment. Both federal and state anti-discrimination laws apply to employers in Florida. Under federal law, it is illegal for employers with 15 or more employees to discriminate against employees during any part of the hiring process or their employment based on: Race.
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.
OT is based on cumulative over the week, not daily. Over 40/week is OT.
In short, there are no job-protected options for refusing overtime work under Florida or federal law. In an at-will employment state like Florida, if you are an at-will employee, you can refuse to work overtime, but your employer can fire you for doing so.
The new overtime rule was set to increase the FLSA salary threshold to $43,888 annually ($844 per week), up from $35,568 ($684 per week). And on January 1, 2025, there would have been an additional increase to $58,656 annually ($1,128 per week).
