A challenge to Florida’s pre-emption of local minimum wage laws is headed to the state’s highest court.
The Florida Supreme Court Aug. 29 agreed to review a case that aims to block the City of Miami Beach’s wage ordinance—the first citywide minimum wage enacted in the state. The court hasn’t set a date for oral arguments.
Miami Beach is appealing lower court decisions that struck down the city’s 2016 minimum wage law. The Miami Beach ordinance required private-sector employers to increase their workers’ minimum hourly wages in steps, up to $13.31 within five years, to match the existing minimum wage ...
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