States of Work: Florida Minimum Wage Plan Nears Ballot Hurdle

Oct. 24, 2019, 12:05 PM UTC

This week’s “States of Work” looks at a proposed ballot question to raise Florida’s minimum wage gradually to $15 an hour—an effort that soon could surpass the required number of signatures to qualify for the 2020 ballot.

Check back every Thursday for a roundup of state and local developments in the labor and employment world.

Florida Minimum Wage Proposal

A citizens initiative to raise Florida’s minimum wage is close to securing enough valid petition signatures to qualify for November 2020 ballots.

The proposal would amend Florida’s constitution to increase the state minimum wage to $10 on Sept. 30, 2021, and ...

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