State Regulations: Florida
Date Revised: 10/29/2012
| Governing Body: | ||
| License Required: | No | |
| License Information: | ||
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Florida Dept. of Children & Families, Background Screening Process Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement, Criminal History Information |
|
| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
Approved organizations may conduct FBI checks on their employees and volunteers through the Volunteer & Employee Criminal History System (VECHS) and the FDLE. Cost is $42.25 - $53.25 for each employee and $33.25 for each volunteer. Turn around time is 10-20 days. |
|
| Driving Record Checks: | Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
$2.10 for 3 year record, $3.10 for 7 year record |
|
| State Sex Offender Registry: | Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators Search | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.67 per hour effective 1-1-13 Florida's minimum wage will increase to $7.79 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees covered by the federal minimum wage. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | ||
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No general provision. Extra pay for manual day laborers after 10 hours of work, unless written contract provides otherwise. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes for minors (age 17 or younger) after 4 hours of work. Exceptions: minors age 16 and 17 who are high school graduates; minors within the compulsory school attendance age limit who hold a valid certificate of exemption issued by the school superintendent; minors enrolled in a public school who qualify for a hardship exemption (such as for economic necessity or family emergency); and children in domestic service in private homes, and those employed by their parents | |
| Other Wages Source: | Fla. Stat. § 450.081(4)-(5) | |
| Additional Info: | Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Child Labor Program | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
Printer Friendly
