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MEETINGS CALENDAR |
May 19, Board, 8:00 a.m., Suncoast Workforce, Sarasota
For a complete list of events, see our calendar.
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Business Summit Series: On Friday, August 12, Suncoast Workforce will host the second Business Summit at Lakewood Ranch Fete Ballroom from 7:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. The topic slated for this Summit is Economic Gardening. More details coming soon.
Annual Meeting: The next annual meeting of Suncoast Workforce to be held on Thursday, September 22 at Lakewood Ranch Golf and County Club in Bradenton. The keynote speaker secured for this event is David Houle, one of the most sought out futurist speakers in the world today. More to come!
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BUSINESSES--DID YOU KNOW?
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On average, Suncoast Workforce receives an average of 190 job postings per month. We advertise these openings online at no cost, and depending on your needs, we can screen and assess qualified applicants. To learn more, contact Josh Matlock at Business Services at 941.358.4080 ext 3159.
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| | Director of Finance; Business Operations. Pay range: $45,000-56,000 per year depending on experience. Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k+more. To apply, visit www.employflorida.com
and search for job number 9573218.
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Dear ,
In the interest of our readers, we've added a new Hot Jobs! section to this our newsletter. We hope that you find this section helpful, especially the subscribers who are looking for employment. Here we will highlight higher skill/higher wage jobs that companies post with us through the Employ Florida Marketplace website, which is the state portal to help connect employers and job seekers. Sincerely,
Mary Helen Kress
President & CEO
"Determine never to be idle....It is wonderful how much may be done when we are always doing." Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), 3rd U.S. president |
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FLORIDA'S MINIMUM WAGE RAISED ABOVE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE |
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On June 1, 2011, the Florida minimum wage will increase .06 cents from $7.25 per hour to $7.31 per hour. Florida law requires the Agency for Workforce Innovation to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate each year. The annual calculation is based on the percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers in the South Region for the 12-month period prior to September 1, 2010.
On November 2, 2004, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment which created Florida's minimum wage. The minimum wage applies to all employees in the state who are covered by the federal minimum wage.
Employers must pay their employees the hourly state minimum wage for all hours worked in Florida. The definitions of "employer", "employee", and "wage" for state purposes are the same as those established under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Employees who are not paid the minimum wage may bring a civil action against the employer or any person violating Florida's minimum wage law. The state attorney general may also bring an enforcement action to enforce the minimum wage. FLSA information and compliance assistance can be found at: http://www.dol.gov/dol/compliance/comp-flsa.htm.
Florida Statutes require employers who must pay their employees the Florida minimum wage to post a minimum wage notice in a conspicuous and accessible place in each establishment where these employees work. This poster requirement is in addition to the federal requirement to post a notice of the federal minimum wage. Florida's minimum wage poster is available for downloading in English and Spanish from the Agency for Workforce Innovation's website at: http://www.floridajobs.org/workforce/posters.html . The federal poster can be downloaded from the U.S. Department of Labor's website at: http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/flsa.htm.
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