Overtime: Florida
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Kamilah L. Perry, Phelps Dunbar, LLP
Summary
Florida's wage and hour law requires covered employers to follow federal law in paying nonexempt employees overtime for every hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. It also requires overtime for manual laborers who work more than 10 hours in a workday. This guide provides an in-depth review of Florida employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to this law.