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Florida Minimum Wage and Reporting Tips for Overtime Purposes

Florida Minimum Wage and Reporting Tips for Overtime Purposes

Oct 31, 2010

Here is a great article by Martin Segal of the Miami Herals on Florida's minimum wage and FLSA requi...

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Florida’s Minimum Wage Increased to $7.21

Florida’s Minimum Wage Increased to $7.21

Oct 31, 2010

The federal minimum wage in Florida increased to $7.21 effective January 1, 2009 or $288.00 per week...

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Wal-Mart Pays $54 Million To Settle Wage & Hour Claim for Missed Meal Breaks

Wal-Mart Pays $54 Million To Settle Wage & Hour Claim for Missed Meal Breaks

Oct 31, 2010

You would think Wal-Mart would obey the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour laws...

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Should A First Responder Have a CT Angiogram or  a Conventional Angiogram?

Should A First Responder Have a CT Angiogram or a Conventional Angiogram?

Oct 31, 2010

Many Florida First Responders only find out they have heart blockage when they are taken on an emerg...

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Starwatch consumer: Burger King pressures suppliers

Starwatch consumer: Burger King pressures suppliers

Oct 31, 2010

Burger King is telling suppliers it may stop buying tomatoes from southwestern Florida, where farm-w...

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Six Florida Contractors Cited In Surprise Sweep

Six Florida Contractors Cited In Surprise Sweep

Oct 31, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, FL (CompNewsNetwork) - —Investigators from the Department of Financial Services, Bure...

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Governor Crist Makes It Hard for Florida Worker’s Injured on the Job To Find A Workers’ Compensation Lawyer | Tampa Bay Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

Governor Crist Makes It Hard for Florida Worker’s Injured on the Job To Find A Workers’ Compensation Lawyer | Tampa Bay Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

Oct 31, 2010

Front page news on Florida workers compensaton fees: "CRIST SIGNS WORKERS COMP LAWYER FEE CAP ...

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Florida Workers’ Compensation Rates Reduced For 5th Consecutive Year

Florida Workers’ Compensation Rates Reduced For 5th Consecutive Year

Oct 31, 2010

January 28, 2008 -- On New Year's Eve, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation released its annu...

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Insurance regulators release annual report on workers comp insurance, approve 18.4 percent rate reduction

Insurance regulators release annual report on workers comp insurance, approve 18.4 percent rate reduction

Oct 31, 2010

Florida is the largest workers' compensation insurance market in the nation dominated by private ma...

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